Mr. Mantis came by to say Hi…

Hey All

The other day, just after I woke up, Mr Mantis came by. I’m not sure how many times I’ve seen a Praying Mantis, up close, in my life but it’s not too many. I’m also not sure if this is really a Mr Mantis or Ms. Mantis either ;-). I’m afraid these images aren’t my best but… These Mantis’ are strangely intriguing.

From what I’ve learned; of the three Mantis’ that reside in the United States only one is native, the Carolina Mantis. The other two were introduced from Europe and China, in the last century.

Click on the images  to take a closer look.

learn more: http://itsnature.org/ground/creepy-crawlies-land/praying-mantis/

take care

leo

 

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Christian A Herter Intercommunity Garden along the Charles River in Allston-Brighton, MA

Hi All

Hope you’re well!

Here are some pics of an organic community garden on the Charles River that’s been operating since 1976.

I hope you find them and it interesting.

take care

leo

 

Welcome to the Christian A Herter Intercommunity Garden!

We are an organic community garden located along the Charles River in Allston-Brighton, MA. We’ve served as a communal gardening space since 1976. Today, a diverse group of individuals and families maintain almost 70 plots where they grow flowers and fresh produce to enjoy at home.

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Digging for Dinner – Clamming in Chatham Harbor, MA.

When I was a teen, I attended a summer photography class run by the city of Boston with my brother and friends. I believe we were given Polaroid cameras and black and white instant film and told to go out and take pictures of whatever we wanted.

I still occasionally shoot black and white as well as color film, but less and less each year. It’s still fun but the processing costs along with the wait is getting to be too much. Maybe this will be my last year shooting film.

That said, look at this image from a little Canon S100 digital shot in black and white mode. (click on the image for a more detail view)

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Down by the tracks

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Hope you’re well!

I’ve always wondered why we, as photographers, artists, etc are attracted to certain places and topics. I’m strongly attracted to photographing and filming beaches, water places and the surrounding environments. I’m also attracted to old places, like train tracks and train yards. I plan to continue to explore and expand this to see where it goes.

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