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What have you really seen today? [ Andrew Beckham ]
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Scenes in and around the ol' apartment complex .... West Des Moines, Iowa.
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A praying mantis pauses on the hood of a white car.
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A praying mantis eyes the photographer while resting on the hood of a car.
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A praying mantis eyes its shadow on the dirt speckled hood of a white car.
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A praying mantis clings to the edge of a car's hood.
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A portion of a monarch butterfly's wing lays on a sidewalk.
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A cicada rests after emerging from its molt.
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A summer butterfly rests on an Iowa license plate.
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A no smoking sign over a blurred background.
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Blue sky shows through a break in summer clouds.
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A springtime crab apple leaf holds some rain water while it and others reflect light from water drops.
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Springtime ash tree leaves.
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A dried winter leaf sticks upright out of a crack in dry ground near green springtime grass..
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A butterfly rests on an Iowa license plate.
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Water beads on crabapple leaves after a spring rain.
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Water beads on ash tree leaves after a spring rain.
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Water beads left on ash tree leaves by a spring rain.
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A toy fire engine waits for a playmate near apartment buildings.
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Plastic litter caught high in bare tree branches near some garages.
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Red plastic litter tangled in bare tree branches.
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A Rules for Writers book lays atop cardboard and mixed paper materials in a recycling dumpster.
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An ash tree shows off autumn colors in West Des Moines, Iowa.
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Autumn ash leaves.
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Budding spring leaves with a soft focus background.
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