Ok I’m fed up with the black and white challenge..sorry not sorry. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Part of the fun of posting is choosing what I find inspiring and not being dictated by someone else’s ideas. That’s right, I am rebelling with only one day left. And besides the cutie mantis is almost bnw 😜 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So instead, may I introduce my pretty green friend, Mr. Mantis, who was spending some time on one of my salvias. He’s a pretty good guy to have around the garden on the whole cause he eats a lot of the bad bugs.. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And he looks strangely human? . . . . . . . #prayingmantis #mantisgram #inmygarden #inmygardentoday #itsabugslife #beautyintheeveryday #slowlivingforlife #liveforthestory #bhgflowers #livemoremagic #liveforthestory #takeamoment #searchwandercollect #liveunscripted #growmoremagic #verilymoment #inspiremyinstagram #feelfreefeed #thatauthenticfeeling #liveyouroots #wanderings #nothingsordinary #myhousebeautiful #sunsetmag #sunsetmagazine #gardendesignmag #vscoflower #vscogarden ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ (at Los Angeles, California)

This debonair gentleman and I shared a table at an outdoor market. . . . He told me he walked 17 dogs for a living. Me: "All at the same time?!" I was picturing him, this energetic & wiry, but rather small guy, walking all those dogs at once. Of course, silly me, he clarified that it was only a few at a time 😬 . . . He was so enjoying his meal (he even asked if he could try some of mine!), so beautifully turned out, that I asked if I could take his picture and he was delighted to oblige. Of course I got him in mid-bite, but I used this one because it perfectly illustrates his enthusiasm. . . . His engagement and attitude were something I bet many of us could bookmark for later contemplation . . . . . #greathat #gusto #neverstopliving #beautyintheeveryday #santamonicafarmersmarket #farmersmarketfood #slowliving #liveforthestory #livemoremagic #acertainslantoflight #liveforthestory #takeamoment #searchwandercollect #liveunscripted #liveauthentic #verilymoment #inspiremyinstagram #feelfreefeed #thatauthenticfeeling #liveyouroots #wanderings #darlingescapes #nothingisordinary #nothingsordinary (at Los Angeles, California)