Praying Mantis

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When I moved into my house I had to work on the garden a little bit because it was a little bit overgrown and continuing to do so daily.  As I was pruning the outside hedge I found a praying mantis egg case and then another one in a small bush near the house.  I was happy that hopefully I wouldn't have to deal with as many insects this summer.I was so happy when I was able to watch one of the cases hatches with hundreds of mini mantis running around and trying to get away.  

I was looking forward to seeing them in the garden all summer long but I never saw a one until this one was at my front door one day.  Literally it was at my front door like it wanted to get in but I couldn't let it in, the wife would kill me then it.  I picked it up and put it onto one of my trees and then took it's photo as it looked happier on my tree then the ground. The next day I saw the fighting mantis from my other post.

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Bee on Yellow Flower

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This is another photo that I took on my walk around Obuse, Japan. There is some old buildings and most of them have beautiful gardens that you have to see to believe.  Luckily Obuse as a town actually will allow tourists to visit many of these gardens that are a part of the town and are inside of people's houses.  Outside of the entrance to either the gardens or the houses is a panel telling you you can enter and enjoy the space.

This bee was all alone in one of those gardens enjoying this yellow flower to it's fullest.  I almost feels like I could sneeze by just looking at this flower and all that pollen in the center of it.  The bright yellow flower and the delicate striped bee seem to be moving together and in love with working in a symbiotic manner.  The gone background makes you focus on the scene and nothing else.

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Lavender Bee

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Near the Nagano Japan Railroad train station on the east side is a happy little community garden.  Even with the temperature going into the freezing every night I still see them working on it and adding a few flowers here and there.  One day my wife and I talked to someone else that enjoys it and she said that a lot of the plants actually came up on their own.  I am talking about a big rose bush, some tulips and this lovely lavender.

The deep smell of lavender gets me every time I see and even get near a plant.  The green parts change in deepness depending on the season and if they are flowering at the time.  I love these type of flowering lavender because I can easily pick up one of the purple buds and stick it in my bag or pocket and I smell it all day.  Even the bees and birds enjoys the smells and colors with them circling the plants at all hours of the day.

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Cat Avatar

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I was doing some updating to Google+ and thought I should add some type of avatar for myself.  I don't have that many photos of myself so I went through some of the pictures I am going to upload.  The photo I picked was this one of a cat.  I don't own or look after this cat at all it is a stray that likes my garden.  My name for him is "Dirty Face" but that doesn't mean I don't like him though.

He is just one of three cats that like my garden.  They lay on the big stones, sunbath in the grass, and hide from the sun in the shrubs.  None of them like me at all though.  I try to feed them fish or milk, they run away.  I try to take their photos, they run away.  I talk to them, they run away, you get the idea.  I have gotten used to the idea that I can only look at them and smile.

Thank you for looking.