It's a Bug's Life

I went outside yesterday afternoon to take pictures of a butterfly that had been feeding on my Lantana. In the process of waiting for it to land I could see something moving on the bush and took a closer look. Which I thought was a Walking Stick, but turned out to be a Praying Mantis. So I began taking pictures of it. I was excited about capturing it. He was moving sort of fast, so I kept snapping, and then I saw a fly...

I couldn't get over what I had captured with my camera! I have never witnessed this with my eyes before. 


The photos are not too clear, I guess snapping away, and his fast movement, I wasn't thinking or having time to focus. 
I still love what I captured!


Thanks for stopping by,
Lori


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Alphabe-Thursday | Letter J

J is for Joy

It's this boys greatest joy to be outside riding his bike or scooter! I mean, can you tell?! :)


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Independence Day Layouts

I is for Independence Day!

The first two layouts are quick pages called Main Squeeze QP & the bottom LO is called USA Mini kit. Both are free from 

My Memories. The stars overlay is a freebie from Life-n-Reflection.

Thanks for visiting today!
Lori

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Alphabe-Thusday | Letter H

H is for Horse

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Lori

The Aflac Family

F is for Feathers

Moon Shots

The moon has so beautiful this past week. I'm loving how it looks before it's actually dark and decided to take a few pictures.

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Amaryllis Texture

My Amaryllis seems to have gotten a little beaten up by the rain yesterday. 

Texture is Dream Wonder from Pixel Dust Photo Art.

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Lori

Egret Love

Another photo from the river, I love these birds!

Well, I just love birds.

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Purple Bearded Iris

My Purple Bearded Iris' Have Finally Bloomed!

 They are so beautiful every year in the garden.

It's almost as if they are just showing off!

Bee Wings Captured

The other day we were all sitting outside enjoying the beautiful day when I kept seeing this bumble bee hovering by the fence. This went on for awhile. He would zip around, come back, and then hover more. I went in to get my camera, figuring by the time I went back out he would have zipped away.
He was still showing off!


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 Well..Hello there!

 Another thing I wasn't trying to capture his wings, I didn't realize I did until I uploaded my images, I was so excited!

ISO100  f/5.6  1/500s  300mm

This photo cracks me up!

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a great day!

Lori

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