10.28.10

10.28.10, originally uploaded by colemama.

A bee showed up just as the shutter release button was depressed - how serendipitous! In fact, the arrival of the insect transforms the photograph from its original composition, providing even more weight to the left side of the image and implying a stronger meaning with its pollen gathering.

“The men of experiment are like the ant; they only collect and use. But the bee . . . gathers its materials from the flowers of the garden and of the field, but transforms and digests it by a power of its own.”
~ Leonardo da Vinci

Serendipity is a wonderful jewel in my world. Though I believe in its ultimate surprising fate, I have no doubt that I have influenced the opportunity to experience such an event...and to do something with it. A serendipitous comment on a Flickr photo led to an amazing project with two other '365 photographers' ( Sinikka and Tania) with our Through Global Lenses collaborative project. Creating a student learning opportunity through the use of photographs and reflective writing from Australia to Finland to USA alone was a fun challenge, but experiencing the authentic results of social connections across the globe amongst students was extra special. Like the bee, it was transformational. Naples, FL