Fiona and Bee Today's post features a YouTube video which I accidently came across this week. Fiona Presly, a librarian from Inverness in northern Scotland, found a bumblebee in her garden. The video tells her story. Turn on sound and click the arrow. The video starts rather abruptly. So! What to think?Is this emotive little story worth a ponder or two? I think so. For me it carries, in addition to its in-built truth, an allegorical flavour. Easy enough to make a switchover to humankind. Curiosity, acceptance, love. Moreover I think it's an example of the basic oneness of life which we often can't see because of our dualistic way of looking. □ AfterwordIf you are intrigued by Bee and Fiona you may wish to investigate further. Just click the red text for a written expanded version of the video story. Towards the end of that you'll see a quote from Lars Chittka, Professor of Sensory and Behavioural Ecology, Queen Mary University of London. Chittka's article referred to there, together with Fiona Presly's own account, is available in the Correspondence Columns of Antennae, The Journal of Nature in Visual Culture (42_1_3to5.pdf.) Just click here. End Please note: Friday 7 February there will be no post to this blog. Next post Friday 14 February. John McInnes Friday 31 January 2020 ##########
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