I usually avoid going to the mall, but last week my neighbor took me out to lunch there, and we detoured into a little store I had never heard of before, called Hand and Mind. Apparently it's a chain of "upscale decorative arts and crafts boutiques".


Anyway, I spotted this colorful little metal mantis, uh, thing. It's so cutesy and cartoony as to not be very mantis-like, yet still recognizable. Too pricey to actually buy, but worth a stealthy snapshot or two.


For a mantis, (and yes it's labeled as such,) it's got a froggy little face.