I first fell in love with insects when I met my first Praying Mantis when I was a young girl. They fascinated me and I was intrigued because they didn’t run away. Now I enjoy “dancing” with them. For years I didn’t pay much attention to the insects around. When we bought our house we spent a lot of time choosing California drought friendly plants and replanted our entire front and backyard. Soon after that I ran into a Praying Mantis. I was so excited I hadn’t seen a Mantis for years. I grabbed my camera and started taking pictures. Soon after that I went onto Ebay and bought a Macro lens. I started to discover all sorts of insects in our yard and started taking pictures. I have now run into many wonderful insects and hope to be able to find more to take pictures of. I hope with my blog I will be able to share with you the pictures I take and stories that go along with them. I also will post here if I happen across any interesting news or stories that don’t involve my photos. Please come visit often to see what insect is sharing my life with me.