I have a fascination with spiders. Maybe it’s their artistry, an ability to create intricate structures that serve as both homes and practical food-capturing devices. Maybe it’s their solitude– how they live alone, work alone, spending hours waiting…waiting…patiently, high in trees, low in branches, on fences and between houses. Maybe it’s how their webs catch the … Continue reading
Who brought us light, Waits patiently for us to find her. She still holds light inside for the darkening afternoons. You might also like: The Artist a great web Continue reading
Is it fear or modesty? I stand too close to see her canvas, but approach slowly, in friendship. You also may like: Reptilian Tasting Flight and you may want to Read more about Vanessa virginiensis, or the Painted Lady Butterfly. Continue reading
“Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.” -Leonardo DaVinci- They resemble small airplanes, container jets, small compact aircrafts that arrive and depart in a business-like way. They fly with intention and they know … Continue reading
I find myself spending my recess breaks sitting in the grass of an apple orchard, surrounded by 10,000 of my newest friends. They pay me no mind- they have better things to do. There’s food to collect and process. There’s cleaning to do, eggs to be laid and attended to, babies to raise, and even … Continue reading
We watch and marvel as they enter and exit. Gratitude, wonder, awe. Sweetness awaits. Continue reading
The magnificent tapestry is revealed. Creativity bourne of abandonment, now abandoned. Also see: a great web Continue reading
The spider has faith that its hard work will prevail- there is never a guarantee that the artistry of its labor will remain beautiful. But it does anyway- it builds its house around itself, an interconnected and very calculated system of tiny threads as strong as steel. It begins by putting its life on the … Continue reading
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