In Eastern Washington, we have been inundated with grasshoppers in July and August. How about you? While they are mostly harmless, they like to fly in a cloud as I walk through my yard. I concede I can’t capture a decent shot of one with my lens, so you’ll have to use your imagination this time.
How about a friendly, cooperative praying mantis instead?
“The praying mantis teaches us the value of stillness in a chaotic world. In its motionless stance, it becomes invisible, allowing life to unfold around it.” – Unknown
If you haven’t guessed by now, this week’s Sunday Stills theme is INSECTS. Whether in the northern hemisphere in late summer or early spring in the southern hemisphere, bugs seem to be everywhere!
My garden is an excellent source of viewing insects. Yesterday, I spied this strange bee/fly hybrid(?). Does anyone know what it is? Perhaps a leafcutter bee?
“The best thing about bugs is their lack of self consciousness, also the ability to fly doesn’t hurt.” – Dov Davidoff
“The dragonfly charm. Embrace the magic of nature & life will be filled with good fortune.” — Viola Shipman
“Bee to the blossom, moth to the flame; Each to his passion; what’s in a name?” – Helen Hunt Jackson
“If I could turn myself into any bug or insect; I would like to be a butterfly and fill colours, beauty and happiness in other’s lives.” – Miti Sengupta
Surprise! I spied this grasshopper on the windowsill on Saturday evening, and he stood still enough for me to capture him!
Submitting for Brian’s Last on the Card
Whether you have a love-hate relationship with insects, you may come to appreciate insects more after reading this: 21 Cool Bug Facts.
Sunday Stills Photo Challenge Reminders
The Sunday Stills weekly-themed photo challenge is easy to join. You have all week to share and link your post. Please use your own original images, whether new or from your archives.
- Remember to title your blog post a little differently than mine.
- Please create a new post for the theme or link a recent one.
- Entries for this theme can be posted all week.
- Tag your post “Sunday Stills.”
- Don’t forget to create a pingback to this post so that other participants can read your post.
- I also recommend adding your post’s URL to the comments.
Sharing for Becky B’s 7 Squares, Cee’s FOTD, and Johnbo’s Cellpic Sunday
“Bugs are not going to inherit the earth. They own it now. So we might as well make peace with the landlord.” – Thomas Eisner
I can’t wait to see how you interpret this week’s theme! Creativity is encouraged, so please share your own photographs (old or new), poems, original short stories, and music inspired by the theme.
I’m taking a short break the week of September 8 to entertain out-of-town guests. Please join me in two weeks when we explore peach and orange colors for the September Monthly Color Challenge.
You can view September’s themes on my Sunday Stills Photo Challenge page.
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