Obstinance

Charles: Your title makes this one even more expressive. Well done. >=))>

Hm... maybe this should be in the bug gallery.

The title and image match about as well as any I've seen Charles. Interesting image.

Pat

It's just that I don't want to be too anthropomorphic, Pat. Not something I generally shy from, but I believe that these things are all reflections in the mind. They don't exist in nature except (except!) where they do -- that is where there is a clear evolutionary correspondence. All infants from insects to cetaceans, for example, have some kind of cuteness about them. Helplessness and promise. But a plant isn't obstinate just because a quirk of development and trick of the light evokes such an interpretation. And no photograph ever can be as good as the reality of that moment. So we're left with copies. And while every copy is required to contain a true aspect of the reality that spawned it, the most interesting are the most meaningful to us.

Charles

In truth what's here? The insect (bug?) was likely disturbed by my presence and assumed a more defensive position. But it hasn't hidden completely or tried to escape. It's waiting for me to pass, or become more threatening. The flower is just beginning to open and share itself with the world. What is the connection between bug and flower?

Charles

The question u posed and your pondering is like a koan.