The harvesting animation sometimes doesn't work for me either Miriel, but glitches are OK with me
I am still liking the laid back feeling of this game, no pressure to do anything that I don't want to, kind of slower pacing, just what I need to relax.
I found out that the animals act differently depending on what they are, like herbivors will come up to you and watch you, sniff you and wander off, carnivors attack each other, it's got lots of subtle things this game has, lots of character.
I am nearly level 20 now in all my trees, I am starting to look at going to the mainland