Summer Greens

A Day in the Life of a Grasshopper
August 2021, Hanover, NH

If not for
my cool 'new' lens
(AF-S Micro Nikkor 105mm),
I might not have noticed this creature
exploring a sunflower in
our front yard.

I loved the
angular leaves of
the flower and the angles
of this grasshopper's
really long legs.

Who knew
my absorption with
colors and angles would
completely distracted me from
what was actually
happening?

This stunning
creature must have 
felt safe here, because he
hung out all day and
into the night.

I stayed
home a lot this
summer and witnessed
one micro-drama after another.
It continues to be true - - If
you plant them, they
will come.