Children are naturally curious, and they often show themselves unafraid in the face all sorts of bugs and critters that would make an adult's skin crawl. Taking a closer look at a spider web, however, even a fearful adult is forced to admire the skilful craft that goes into building such a luxurious home of pearls. Attention to detail is the mother of all love for all forms of beings. So paying close attention is a good place to start.

This is a post dedicated to the wonderful world of spider webs, and it was inspired by @Astrid Hoog 's gorgeous photo, which I highly encourage you to take a look at (and leave a heart if you enjoy it, of course). In my own post you will find a poem for children, which I wrote just because the inspiration came to me a few months ago, as well as two photos taken while walking around a park one day. The poem and the photos have different dates, but looking back on both I do think they belong together.

I spy, I spy

I spy, I spy
From the corner of my eye
A slow spidery weaving
Of the finest silk
Rain coloured
Sun kissed
Eight eyes spying
In the Autumn mist

I spy, I spy
In the yellow tree
A palace made
For eight tiny feet
Where the breeze won’t stay
But a leaf might stick
A spidery life I spy
From the corner of my eye

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