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Monday, August 28, 2006
Learning to Keep Our Eyes Open
During a recent trip to Pennsylvania, we stopped at a rest area. (There are more stops lately because of a certain potty-trained little person. ;-).) The rest area had some beautiful sunflowers, about 7-8 feet tall, so I was pointing them out to my son. Looking a bit closer, I spied a praying mantis on one of the stalks.
Dh was the one who urged me to take the pictures. I got quite a few strange looks from passers-by...but the little guy is forever captured on film! A wonderful lesson for us to always keep our eyes open. Nature study is everywhere.
09:50 Posted in Nature Study and Gardening | Permalink | Comments (7) | Email this | Tags: praying mantis, nature study, sunflower
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Wow, Jenn! I am really glad you decided to take the photos. They're very cool! We don't see many around here so my kids are thrilled to see these.
Posted by: Rebecca | Monday, August 28, 2006
Thanks, Rebecca. I'm wondering if I needed flash to get more detail on the color when it was in the shade like that. Still working out the kinks on the camera. What was great was to show it in real to life my husband and son, but then the pictures in the camera we could keep looking at it and discussing it as the trip continued.
Posted by: JennGM | Monday, August 28, 2006
Very Cool! Nice photos!
Posted by: Theresa | Monday, August 28, 2006
Great photos, Jenn!
I have found using the flash does often help with small shady spots like that. My boys will love this post! :)
Posted by: Dawn | Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Thanks, Dawn and Theresa! It means a lot coming from you "seasoned experts" in the nature field.
Posted by: JennGM | Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Good timing! God job! :)
Posted by: Cay in La. | Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Great pics, Jenn!
Posted by: Maria | Monday, September 04, 2006
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