Showing posts with label Dragonfly. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dragonfly. Show all posts

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Dragonfly, Way Off Topic

Today is a mish-mosh of little things I need to do for the upcoming hectic work week.  No knitting yet but, it is on my agenda for after dinner (rotisserie glazed, bourbon brined pork tenderloin).  Having a late afternoon coffee, I noticed my odd plant (agave aloe thing) with it's 6' flower stalk (ready to bloom) had the below hanging on it's very tip (even though it's 105 deg F at the moment).




Here is it's description:

Dragonflies are agile and have bulging eyes that often occupy most of the head and a wingspan of about 6 in. (16 cm). The dragonfly is one of the fastest-flying and most predaceous insects; in 30 minutes it can eat its own weight in food.


And, here is my pond it was next to:


Thought I would share, nature sure is amazing huh?