a patch of weeds?
Brushed against a bush?
Stepped through tall grass without noticing?
I mentally retraced my route, trying to remember anything unusual. Nothing immediately stood out.
Naturally, I turned to the internet.
I compared what I found with photos of seeds, insects, plant debris, and anything else that commonly ends up stuck to clothing after spending time outdoors.
A few possibilities looked close.
None seemed exact.
For a brief moment, I even considered whether they might be some kind of insect or egg cluster. The thought was enough to make me uncomfortable, although there wasn’t any real evidence to support it.
Still, uncertainty has a way of making ordinary things seem much stranger than they are.
As I continued removing them, I noticed an interesting detail: nearly all of them were concentrated on one side of my leg.
That suggested I hadn’t picked them up randomly.
I’d likely
