We carry inside us the wonders we seek outside us.
~ Rumi
Tattered
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.
~ Mark Twain
Moth
There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature - the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.
~ Rachel Carson
Unicorn Caterpillar
Sometimes the moth is as invisible as the caterpillar and their beauty lies in the wisdom to blend in with that which is around them.
Another lesson in camouflage.
My field guide to caterpillars of Eastern North America says 'surely a predator would require a special search image to successfully locate a unicorn caterpillar in a forest with its sea of leaves. Perhaps this is their defense, being at the same time cryptic and unusual - like the caterpillars are recognized far less than they are seen.'
