Inlet, Jo-Ann Sanborn
acrylic on board, 5"x7"
I'm fascinated by inlets in the Everglades, places were the water and sawgrass disappear around a bend. I wonder what's just beyond what I can easily see. Who lives there and what are their lives like? Could an alligator be lurking there waiting for his breakfast, or a great blue heron waiting to snatch up a fish. And if they do, how will it affect the natural world THEY live in?
There is a whole natural world going on a level usually ignored or unnoticed by us. Like being in an elevator with foreign speakers--we hear something, but usually don't have a clue what is really going on.
We may hear a crow outside the window, loud and raucous. It might annoy us and we might try to shoo it away. What's really happening? Is he out to drive us nuts or does he see a snake or a cat and is warning his family of eminent danger.
Could it be that in the natural world, living things are going about their daily lives with many aspects paralleling human life? What are we missing? Drama? Distress? Or maybe just the hint that it's time for a nice nap.
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