A Foggy Mountain Blog

A photographic journey of life in the
Blue Ridge mountains and foothills

Archive for the ‘insects’ Category

Aug
25

Odd Shots Monday – 08/25/08

Posted by Stephany on August 25, 2008

“We are like butterflies who flutter for a
day and think it is forever.”
– Carl Sagan –

Today’s Odd Shots Monday is a combination – an eye shot for Julie and Abe, and a butterfly (Gulf Fritillary) for Marge and Klaus.

Aug
11

Odd Shot Monday – Bug Eyed

Posted by Stephany on August 11, 2008

In all the kingdom of the living, there is no more
deadly or voracious creature than the Preying Mantis.
– William Hopper –
(as Dr. Ned Jackson in The Deadly Mantis)

For my first attempt at Odd Shot Monday, I discovered this Praying Mantis perched atop one of my gate posts. Not only did he take a time-out from chewing his toenails to pose – he even tried to smile…

Note: Without having seen the script, I don’t know if Praying Mantis is deliberately misspelled or if it’s a typo in the quote I found.