insects: honouring the dead

Diary Of A Suburban Gardener · 3 years ago · 105 views

The disappearance of insects has been variously called a catastrophe, armageddon, a tragedy, an Acopalypse. For sure it is an ecological disaster. I feel horror, pain and grief at what we have done to countless numbers of insects.  I...

The disappearance of insects has been variously called a catastrophe, armageddon, a tragedy, an Acopalypse. For sure it is an ecological disaster.

I feel horror, pain and grief at what we have done to countless numbers of insects. 

I bear witness to the dramatic disappearance of insects in my lifetime.

I  have decided to honour them as individuals by photographing them.

What sort of world will my grandchildren live in when they're grown up?