Nature's Secret Love

Nature loves her creatures, and conceals them (when necessary) with a precise and tender hand.

We delight in discovering her creatures in all their hidden beauty.

I don't love you as if you were the salt-rose, topaz
or arrow of carnations that propagate fire:
I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,
in secret, between the shadow and the soul.
 ― Pablo Neruda, 100 Love Sonnets

Mysterious cricket in its lair of leaves. 
Picture copyright 2014, Mediocria Firma. Used with gratitude.