A #throwback from almost ten years ago now. This little mantis was posing one night, and I just happened to have my camera on me. A really patient little bug. https://flic.kr/p/2oNksG2
As a #Monet admirer I went to see his property at Giverny which has been well maintained as a visitor park. You can easily see why he was inspired to live and paint here.
It's so tiny compared to my old setup! Was able to just toss it into my bag and take it with me to work to (hopefully) take some photos during lunchtime. Wouldn't have been able to do that comfortably with my gigantic 150 - 600 that weighs 2 kg.