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Now isn’t that just the dragonfly’s vest buttons

Posted on by Ann Carranza

I missed “my” big flame skimmer dragonflies for a few days.  Had that incarnation of their lifecycle ended? Had a bird eaten them? One way or another, I thought they’d met their demise; however, yesterday, I saw one of them again, in the company of the little one.  The small flame skimmer has “vest buttons” [...]

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Solstice ramblings

Posted on by Ann Carranza

The longest day of the year—our summer solstice—after a long, long winter.  What a glorious day!  High 80 degrees, warm sun, gentle breezes, garlic drying on the clothes’ line.  Flame skimmer dragonflies darting through the garden—little “helicopters” diving and inadvertently entertaining me.  Damselflies skimming the water of Facundo’s pond and landing on the greenery of [...]

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