Perspective

Proof at last! Aliens exist and have been perusing the local populace, probably in search of likely test subjects. Their stealth technology cleverly conceals their craft from human eyes, but we are not without technology ourselves, and I capture evidence of their presence with my Panasonic DMC-TZ1 just before they veer off down Redford Drive to snatch another victim.

Something dark and sinister buzzes our neighborhood at supersonic speeds. I won't hear the roar of its passing for another ten or twenty seconds, but I happen to have my camera out, preparing to snap a squirrel in the backyard, when I most serendipitously embroil myself in things our government doesn't want us to know. This Lockheed-model stealth jet, unknown to even the president, is performing furtive fly-bys over Northampton, but why?

This stupid moth has been sitting on my kitchen window all day. Not that I begrudge him his spot, I just have to wonder what's so good about it. Why not three inches to the right? As I examine him more closely, I notice details I had previously overlooked: the vein-like patterns under his wings, his pointed nose, his bulging black eyes on either side, which resemble air intakes on a Harrier jet. And I am brought back to my childhood, when my brothers and I collected die-cast metal planes, and thanks to this I still know the word Harrier. Hoping to share the interesting bug with others, I fetch my camera and completely fail to obtain a quality shot. The result is interesting in other ways though...

You can easily decide which of the three stories above is the truth behind the photo. But I found the relative perspective intriguing.