Quote of the Moment

You do ill if you praise, but worse if you censure, what you do not understand.
- Leonardo da Vinci

Thursday, June 15, 2006


One of three half-inch long baby praying mantids released into our yard this morning. Ain't he a cutie!
photo by A. Graf

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

He bugs me.

Since his claim to fame is prayer, I hope he's a gifted intercessor. The City of Milwaukee needs more intercessory prayer.

The Mad Knitter

Ann said...

Oh, these are the most adorable buggies and so friendly to things they can't fit between their jaws. Also known as "preying" mantids, but either word is acceptable.