Julie Lavender

 CONSIDER THE ALLIGATOR

by Julie Lavender

These four-legged reptiles strike almost as much terror in me as a legless, slithering snake or an eight-legged creeping spider or a stinging six-legged critter.

Reptiles and arachnids and insects – oh my!

Yet even though they terrify me and I dislike their defense mechanisms, I find an intriguing and exquisite beauty in each of the aforementioned creations.