Merry Christmas! Hope you all have a lovely time.

I encountered a beautiful praying mantis on the stairs last night, a good 12cm long, I reckon; it had a lovely gold iridescent appearance.

( Pictures cut for those not keen on insects )

Last weekend, my dad invited me to go shooting with him; he had been invited by a friend of his who is involved with firearms in a big way (so is my dad for that matter). So I went along, and got to shoot some really interesting weapons ( Read more... )

Happy New Year, everyone! I hope 2009 will be a better year than 2008!