at the apex of this world’s littleness
perched in a carnivorous bigness
king of his airy domain
making a mockery of mere helicopters and planes
alert rascal of the skies
resting razing beyond gross separative nationality
and manmade stale flags of fabric
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Whitetail Dragonfly … Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2019
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We hope so! 🙂
Unless I miss my guess, your wonderful dragon’s perched on Common Mullein. There’s nothing common about your photo — and I really enjoyed your description of the dragonfly as ‘an alert rascal.’
The Mullein plants are so fuzzily cool (in the way they are structured). They sure can be towering! 🙂
Alert rascal, yes, and non-nationalistically global too! 🙂
That dragonfly is so beautiful…i am thinking of the last time i saw a real one…its been so long
They are beautiful and skillful flying beings! 🙂
Nice photo! Had our own sad little story here with another small creature. We found an injured hummingbird in our garage and brought it to a wild life rescue center near us. This was a few days ago, and today I was informed that the bird did not survive.
So sad. They are beautiful birds. Hopefully, it was very elderly.
Great shot, Tom! They don’t sit still long enough for me.
You have to bribe them with money.
🙂
Love this, Tom!
Thank you, Sandy. Keep snappin’! 🙂
You too!
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Great photo and poem about their “carnivorous bigness.” Dragonflies are rascals underwater too. Look at the video in this article. https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/stories/baby-dragonfly-mouth-stuff-nightmares
Yes, i’ve known this for a long time. When i was a kid i put one in an aquarium and was shocked to see it — alien-like — eat a fish!
I took a pic of a mature one that was just about to transition into a dragonfly. I may not post it… it is so ugly, but maybe around Halloween. 🙂
They are scary (but cool)! 😊
Fabulous! Rascals of the sky! I love it! Great photo too, Tom! 🙂
Thanks, Sabine… and globally non-nationalistic too! 🙂
Indeed!
The variation in the metallic tones on its tail is exquisite! Great shot.
They are beautiful creatures and are so alert and perfectly flight-coordinated. 🙂
Nicely captured Dragonfly!
Yes one of my fave creatures, and yes, nature tops built environs every time.
Yes, Paul, way more maneuverable than helicopters & planes. 🙂
Yeah 😀
Gorgeous, Tom!
He sure can hover there, scoffing at helicopters and planes, because he’s the “real deal” and not man-made. 🙂