Metallic Dragonflies?

   It does not surprise me to see hundreds of dragonflies around the two small ponds.  What are ponds for if not to entice dragonflies to lay their eggs in the shallows?  Personally, I figure we need about ten thousand more of the critters.  Perhaps, then, there will be less mosquitoes.  Since the "powers that be" (those in charge of the cities around here) have decided that mosquito prevention programs are not necessary anymore, there has been a literal explosion of the pests.  It has basically been impossible to spend any time at all outside without being eaten alive.  They are just that bad.  The dragonflies have their work cut out for them, for sure!

  At daybreak, I meandered about the place (swatting mosquitoes).  As I neared Puddle Pond, a slight gleam of silvery blue caught my eye.  A lovely dragonfly was resting in the sunbeams that filtered through the ginger plants.  Wow!  It was lovely!  The rest of my time outdoors was spent photographing the insect. My mind kept whirling with ideas of how to replicate this marvelous creature in some artform. Mother Nature sure can turn out some beauties!