Insects on My New Favorite Trail

This was the most cooperative butterfly…

Full disclosure…there may or may not be insects in then next two.

Purple Field

Maybe “field” is too much credit – this is actually a vacant lot I pass by on the way to work every day that is covered with the little purple flowers.  I rode my bike down the huge hill (whee!) to get these, then back up (boo! I’m outta shape!)

So I Met a Photogenic Preying Mantis….

And he was like, hey, what’s up?So we hung out and became buds…Well, he hung out and I took an inordinate number of pictures

…but isn’t he awesome!?

Missouri Botanical Gardens

Went to the botanical gardens and brought along the Minolta SRT-101.  It was a blast, but I somewhat wish I’d brought a roll of color film.  I love shooting black and white and printing at home, but in a garden, I found myself (primarily) focusing on everything but flowers.

Garden

Before the unrelenting heat wave that has become summer in St. Louis, we had a beautiful garden.  At least we still have the pictures!