tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228648840567624890.post3954163010768782360..comments2023-02-08T03:16:24.937-05:00Comments on Saturday Morning @ The Story-of- Everything Place: The Second PictureJohn Kotrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02471048328678222796noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228648840567624890.post-43770285429879111452010-10-02T12:32:59.413-04:002010-10-02T12:32:59.413-04:00I looked at the picture before reading interpretat...I looked at the picture before reading interpretations of the artist and poet, and saw butterflies instead of ox footprints. Butterflies are symbolic of rebirth, a new life form. A caterpillar crawling on the ground, dies, and is "resurrected" as a a butterfly, capable of flight, and infinitely more beautiful than in the previous life.<br /><br />Is that a pail or bucket he carries in his left hand? Perhaps a means of carrying whatever he is gathering.<br /><br />If he is looking up while running very fast, and in tall grass, no less (something I would never do ... sort of like texting while driving) he might very well stumble and fall. Is this but a momentary distraction from his earthly pursuits or objectives; perhaps an approaching storm or a formation of birds? Is his observation worth the risk he's taking? Must he always keep his "eye on the prize?" Are there not lessons to be learned from looking up, as well as down? (Or for that matter, all around?) How might the artist depict the use of his other senses and their contribution to learning more about the world in which he lives?<br /><br />More questions to ponder before looking at Picture 3 next week.Violet Dalla Vecchianoreply@blogger.com