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| comment | | "parent_author":"",<br>"parent_permlink":"photography",<br>"author":"alphaccino.art",<br>"permlink":"greetings-from-a-curious-morning-visitor",<br>"title":"Greetings from a Curious Morning Visitor",<br>"body":"View this post on Hive: [Greetings from a Curious Morning Visitor (https:\/\/peakd.com\/@alphaccino.art\/greetings-from-a-curious-morning-visitor)\n\n***\n\nDon't you just love it when life just works...?\n\n---\n\n![My Morning Visitor (https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/0Wghl7y.jpg)\n\n---\n\nDon't know if you're in the same boat,<br> but being 'in-between' jobs *(or as I like to call it 'semi-retirement' lol)* my mornings can be a little... well,<br> unorganised. Sometimes,<br> I know exactly how my day is going to pan out and some days,<br> it can be difficult to get going and focus on anything.\n\n---\n\n![I am the 'Eye of the Tiger'... (https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/dxCFEUZ.jpg)\n\n---\n\nThis morning was one of those slow mornings,<br> I had planned to photograph my next plant 'suspect' for the identification series however,<br> I just wasn't feeling it...\n\nAnd that's when life stepped in and just handed me a plan... \n\n---\n\n![tfw,<br> they turn their head to look over their shoulder at you..! (https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/4Nl3aRn.jpg)\n\n---\n\nMy mantis visitor was first spotted when taking the dogs outside for their morning walk and suddenly I knew what the subject for today's photography would be. \n\nAfter grabbing my camera,<br> I raced back outside and at first,<br> thought I'd lost him but I found him crawling on some power tools that were hanging off the wall.\n\nAs I walked out the door,<br> he lost his *(cute,<br> little)* footing and fell down onto some plants which thankfully,<br> provided a much nicer background than the concrete.\n\n---\n\n![Ready... Set... Jump! (https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/nfS8rmu.jpg)\n\n---\n\nJust after this photo was taken,<br> the mantis long-jumped over to my camera lens... and scared the bejeebers outta me at the same time.\n\nBUT,<br> with that jump,<br> I immediately understood that the mantis needed to climb higher; his determination was evident and I knew that he was prepared to climb anything,<br> EVEN ME... in order to achieve his goal.\n\nIt almost seemed like he was asking for help.\n\n---\n\n![Fly,<br> be free (https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/DDSbCGb.jpg)\n\n---\n\nAnyhoo,<br> after taking enough photos,<br> I decided to let him continue on his merry way... but before setting him free,<br> I helped him relocate over to a lovely,<br> tall tree before watching him scurry away.\n\nUntil next time... xxx\n\n<center>\n\nhttps:\/\/i.imgur.com\/u7Do3Kd.png\n\nThanks for stopping by and reading my post,<br> I really do appreciate your time.\n### And remember to keep smiling,<br> it makes people wonder what you're thinking...!\n\n<br>\n\nhttps:\/\/i.imgur.com\/VBf96Pj.png\n\nIf you enjoyed reading my post,<br> please follow,<br> comment and upvote.\nAll photos,<br> stories and graphics are my own work unless otherwise noted.\n\n<br>\n\nhttps:\/\/i.imgur.com\/nPCnREd.png\n\nhttps:\/\/i.imgur.com\/u7Do3Kd.png\n\nProudly representing\n\nhttps:\/\/i.imgur.com\/WGuBGxi.png\n\nhttps:\/\/i.imgur.com\/u7Do3Kd.png\n\nProud supporter of @steeming-hot\n\nhttps:\/\/cdn.steemitimages.com\/DQmdCimXD2sHmZFpicaiPQvLwHc8T9mbn1PmU5f9QgbsT4M\/steeming-hot-bot_small.png\n\n<\/center>",<br>"json_metadata":" \"app\":\"pruner\",<br>\"message\":\"See you on the other side!\" " |
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