A Stick Bug? In My Front Yard? Come on…

Never, in a million years, would I expect to find a stick bug in my front yard. My wonderful neighbor (our front yards morph into one shared space) knocked on my door, saying, “I knew you’d appreciate this as much as I do,” and showed me the bug on a stick that looks like a stick. I was actually speechless. Now, each time I’m in my yard and garden, I move a bit more slowly, wondering if I’m passing over anything remarkable. How many stick bugs, I wonder, have I missed because I was looking but not really seeing?