This Little Beauty …

Posted in Being, Biodiversity, Bugs, Death, God, Human Nature, Insects, Inspiration, Life, Love, Macro Photography, Magical Nature, Meditation, Nature, Photography, Spiritual Nature, Spirituality, Sustainability, Truth?, Wasp, Wild Life by Mark on 18/10/2010

… landed on my leg the other day. I gave it a finger to climb on and moved it to the nearby picnic table. I did think it is a wasp and they do sting, but not all are aggressive and some of their stings are little more than a minor irritation.

And besides, it was a sprightly little thing and has a sweetness about it. So I had faith in this little character.

Faith, in the innocence of another creature, is a pleasure to have. Faith, the kind that moves mountains, from the inner landscape.

Faith, not an easy thing to come by for a man of experience. It’s all there is in the end.

Faith, in nothing in particular. A little of it is good for you, and me. ((:

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honige said, on 28/10/2010 at 6:55 am

your pics are amazing!!!

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- Mark said, on 09/11/2010 at 11:37 pm
  
  Thanks Honige
  
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Mark said, on 27/10/2010 at 3:44 pm

Thanks guys.

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mespidee said, on 26/10/2010 at 5:28 pm

Great photos… very inspiring….

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- Mark said, on 10/11/2010 at 12:01 am
  
  Thanks Spidee.
  
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Finn Holding said, on 26/10/2010 at 1:13 am

Mark,

I found your site this morning and I just keep coming back to it. I love this series of your tame wasp, the images are superb.

Hope you don’t mind but I’ve added you as a link to my blog.

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- Mark said, on 10/11/2010 at 12:02 am
  
  No problem Finn, glad you like it.
  
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Joan said, on 18/10/2010 at 4:13 pm

You are right Mark, it is a beauty. Very few people have enough faith in our creatures to do this and it has got to be the most fantastic feeling of all when this happens.

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- Mark said, on 10/11/2010 at 12:02 am
  
  Thanks Joan. Faith is a line to God – whatever that is. ((:
  
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jamyun said, on 18/10/2010 at 1:31 pm

SALUTE..THIS IS GREAT

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- Mark said, on 10/11/2010 at 12:03 am
  
  Thanks J.
  
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Anna said, on 18/10/2010 at 12:46 pm

Mark, another wow factor. Amazing little creature.
And thanks for the lesson on faith, well said.
Hope all is well. Anna :)

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- Mark said, on 10/11/2010 at 12:04 am
  
  Thanks Anna. All is well until the end, and then all is well enough. ((:
  
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patrick said, on 18/10/2010 at 5:26 am

Faith – the substance of things hoped for; the evidence of things not seen.

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- Mark said, on 10/11/2010 at 12:04 am
  
  A sense of the greater?
  
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photobyholly said, on 18/10/2010 at 2:26 am

Amazing!! I’ve never seen such detail in a wasp before! I’ve never been a fan of these little buggers, but these photos are beautiful – the eyes especially are incredible!

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- Mark said, on 10/11/2010 at 12:05 am
  
  Thanks Holly. This a real beauty, no aggression at all.
  
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ram0singhal said, on 18/10/2010 at 12:09 am

divine….fine pictures…
love all…

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- Mark said, on 10/11/2010 at 12:05 am
  
  Thanks Ram.
  
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