noticing

 it’s strange how when you look at something you’ve seen 100 times for the last time you notice things about it you never did before. the light fixture in the foyer. the ivy growing out of the bushes. the numbers on the gutter. the lamp in the corner. it’s strange how sometimes the last time you see something is the first time you feel like you’ve really seen it. knowing you’re losing something gives you the care you never had before to see what you never realized you took for granted.