"Awww, come here, sweetie..."

THIS is what I said before to...are you ready?...a LADYBUG. A ladybug I found on my hall floor. Struggling to regain its footing. I was delighted to find this remnant of summer laying on its back. A living, breathing, beautiful creature of God, I carefully picked it up and dumped it out the window...probably killing it in the 2-story fall, now that I think of it. My intentions were good, though. But how funny how tenderly I was treating a ladybug. SWEETIE?!