There were a few people this past few days who got a little upset because I didn't answer their emails or blog comments immediately. One person even got quite upset with me. But as you can see from the image above I had better things to do. My family and I went down to VA Beach for an extended (4 1/2 day) weekend. And while I did bring my camera I did not bring my laptop. Somethings in life are more important...

Is it just me or does this frog have the biggest fly eating grin on his/her face?

No beetles were harmed in the making of this image. Well, maybe it was a little traumatized...

I captured this beetle outside, brought him in, let him run around in circles for a little while on the rim of a class while I shot him in my makeshit home photo studio. Then yes, I released him back into the wild.

In honor of last night's wonderful thunderstorm and rains.

I thought that this image was oddly appropriate given my recent posts regarding popsicle signs. This was shot at a Wawa one day many moons ago while filling up my car on thte way to work. Something about the texture of the water, color, and shapes just caught my eye.

This is a Praying Mantis found in my backyard two years ago while cutting the grass. With the previous photographs I posted I did not include any information regarding what or how. I just figured I would post some of my photographs without commentry. From now on I will probably add at least a little information to the images in case anyone is curious.

This image was shot with my Canon Digital Rebel and Sigma 105MM Macro lens while lying flat on the ground to try and get down to the Mantis's eye level. These guys have both quizzicle and scary faces all at the same time.