“Nobody sees a flower really; it is so small. We haven’t time, and to see takes time – like to have a friend takes time. If I could paint the flower exactly as I see it no one would see what I see because I would paint it small like the flower is small. So I said to myself – I’ll paint what I see – what the flower is to me but I’ll paint it big and they will be surprised into taking time to look at it.”
“They will be surprised into taking time to look at it.”
We love our charismatic megafauna (I sure do) AND Little things are worth taking the time to notice.
A few flowers (some with pollinators) at close range —
thyme budlime green euphorbia flowerhoneybee on ajuga flower/leavesyellow tansy flowerspurple passion flowerhollyhockgarlic mustard flowergazania lavender stem with raindrops
A few nearby insects —
monarch on echinaceaclouded sulphur butterfly on echinaceastinkbug on spent buddleia (what’s not to love?)fritillary butterfly on Joe Pye weed
Surprise, not a flower but a tiny starfish! It can grow as large as 5 cm (about the size of my finger tip).
tiny cushion starfish (Culcita novaeguineae), New England Aquarium, Boston MA
“To see takes time”
Future post: surprise spiders, feat. family Thomisidae!
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