Piperbarb's 2013 Project 365

piperbarb

Senior Member
10-8-13:

Spousal unit spotted this praying mantis in his man cave. I think it has seen better days.

Last Hurrah
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Roy1961

Senior Member
Contributor
hope you are feeling better soon Barbara, your praying mantis is alot different from ours, i snapped one last week, will post it next time i get on my home pc.
 

piperbarb

Senior Member
hope you are feeling better soon Barbara, your praying mantis is alot different from ours, i snapped one last week, will post it next time i get on my home pc.
Roy,
Thanks. I agree, I thought this guy looked a little odd,but I also took this photo from a weird angle. That could be why it looks different than yours. The body was not as fat as it looked. Also, I think it was at the end of its life. It did not look healthy (like I can tell if a bug is sick. :) ).
 

piperbarb

Senior Member
10-10-13:

To continue the theme of bad 1950s sci fi, I took this photo of seed pods I saw on a tree next to our driveway. In B&W, it reminds me of some of those really bad vintage alien pod people movies.

Podlings
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piperbarb

Senior Member
10-11-13:

A few weeks ago, someone bought the soggy 2-acre strip of land that borders our property. Yesterday they cleared a driveway and bulldozed a bunch of trees. Today they dug a hole for the foundation. Below is a photo of that hole:

Rock Bottom
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Alan

Senior Member
10-11-13:

A few weeks ago, someone bought the soggy 2-acre strip of land that borders our property. Yesterday they cleared a driveway and bulldozed a bunch of trees. Today they dug a hole for the foundation. Below is a photo of that hole:

Rock Bottom

Looks like a little C4 is in order here. Big hole without all the digging.
 

piperbarb

Senior Member
looks like a hole for a manufactured home.
Ron,
You are spot on. Gary talked with the wife today. She told him they are putting up a prefab home. Gary also said that htey seem like nice people and they are not cutting down most of the trees. I like that. The only thing is that the neighborhood bear is going to be pissed because they bulldozed the bear's favorite scratching tree.
 
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