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We'll call my garden guest "katydid" (although it just  may be a grasshopper-- katydid sounds more elegant).  Remember that science class where you had to have an insect collection?  Difficult assignment without actually touching bugs to catch them (I used lots of glass jars), suffocating them with polish remover on cotton balls, and then having to stick that long pin through the body to mount on Styrofoam.  Guess insect identification isn't my strong suit.

 

Katydid

My Backyard

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The gardening books say that the touch of pink in my white caladiums comes from fertilizing.  I actually think it's cool.  More fun with the macro lens.

 

Caladiums

My Backyard

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The Rose of Sharon may have inspired Bob Dylan or Joan Baez to write songs but it inspired me to work on my macrophotography.

 

Rose of Sharon

My Backyard