Figure 1- Mothers Day from the Wikimedia Commons by April 29, 2012 by Alfonsopazphoto at the Badoca Safari Park and place in the public domain under creative commons attribution license.

I found myself this morning scouring the web for an appropriate Mothers’ Day image.  Those of us whose mothers are no longer with them miss them dearly.  Those who still have them should hold them dearly.  The image of mother and child is so iconic as to be cliche. I am offering up as a Mothers Day card for my readers the image of Figure 1 which was taken on Mothers Day April 29, 2012 by Alfonsopazphoto at the Badoca Safari Park.  The unifying theme is someone to look up to, someoneone to care for, and a bond of love.  For me the ultimate Mother and Child image is that of Raphael’s “Madonna of the Chair.”  And really with this simple zebra image an identical theme plays out, and yes it is a cute cuddly animal picture.  My very point is the anthropomorphism.   Happy Mother’s Day everyone!