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August 16, 2009

Dragonfly!

This fellow spent a few minutes resting on a bush -- or is that a shrub? -- just below the trumpet vines, before flitting over to another plant, further away from prying eyes. (Click on image for larger version)


Undeterred by his trying to pull a Garbo on me (I just want to be alone ...), I tracked the dragonfly to another resting place, where we contemplated each other for a moment from a more comfortable distance -- for him, if not me. (Click on image for larger version)

Posted by Mike Lief at August 16, 2009 11:20 PM