It is quiet here.

On any given day,

the primary sounds are 
wind rustling
 leaves of trees,
 chirping of birds and
crickets, 
buzz of bees,
 far-off barking of
dogs or 
braying of 
donkeys, 
grunting of grenouilles.

The only reminder
of society
 is the 
faint hum 
of distant traffic.

With the absence of
television,
stereos,
advertising,
neighbors,
mobile phones,
and other
people-centered
distractions,

life almost
seems still.

But 
simple observation 
reveals otherwise.

On any given day,

the world is 
bustling with
 the dance 
of the butterflies,
sometimes frantic, 
sometimes flowing.
The floating of wasps 
from flower to flower, 
grasshoppers sunning or
 munching on leaves.
Buzz of flies and slow long 
march of snails.
Red spider mites
dot the ground as
various spiders 
of different sizes 
and colors 
crawl 
along the earth.

And the ants,
 the ever busy ants.

Life is busy without us.
Life carries on, 
whether we notice it or not.

These photos capture 
tiny bits of nature
up-close 
with careful detail.  

The activities of the small 
are enlarged.
The everyday 
becomes specific.

Each moment 
is 
no more important
than 
the next.

.....

There is beauty 
and elegance 
in the details
that 
quietness 
and 
contemplation
can reveal.

There is activity beneath
the surface, movement
beneath our feet, 
under the leaves,
in the flowers,
on the ground.

The world carries on,
whether we are
aware of it
or 
not.


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