Monday, February 8, 2021

Baby spiders

When we first moved into our house, I remember seeing a giant wolf spider walking across the floor. It was a good 6 cm in diameter. Not wanting to kill it, I reached for a piece of cardboard to sweep it up and take it outside. As I did, hundreds, or probably thousands, of tiny baby spiders jumped off the large spider's back and started running like crazy. This memory came back to me when someone told me the other day that your images are like your children. Yes, but also no. I don't think they should be thought of like human children, which are far too precious. Maybe more like baby spiders, scattering in all directions, so that maybe one or two will survive.