During my surveillance of the Blue Jay chicks fluttering and flapping around my yard, I just happened to look up at my Toba Hawthorne and spotted a golden glow, that had been missing from our yard during the recent mosquito season.
Skeeter Eater
Slender body, all clad in gold,
gossamer wings, no longer cold,
resting there in all her beauty
setting up to do her duty.
Nature’s engineering marvel,
much prettier, now not larval,
purpose made, you can not beat her,
pretty golden Skeeter Eater.
Just alightingGossamer wings unfurledbranch firmly grasped, she glances around.Alright, where are you, you little whiny buggers?
After working for 43+ years (38 years 7 months with my last company), I finally got that promotion I waited my entire career for……retirement.
I have been exploring this new career for the past 3+ years and while it is not always exciting, the chance to do what I want for myself and my family instead of what my company wanted me to do has been rewarding.
While I still miss the social aspect of working with a team of great people, I have managed to keep in touch with many from my former team and I have many friends and family members who now fulfill this part of my life. Now that my Patty has retired, we are able to spend more time in pursuits and with people who are near and dear to us.
I enjoy photography, gardening, working with my hands, walking, cycling, skiing, travelling, reading and creating special photo and video productions obtained in my first pastime. I may not become wealthy in any of these pursuits, but I already feel I am rich in life experiences far beyond any expectation.
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10 thoughts on “The Current Normal – Skeeter Eater”
Wow, these are truly fantastic photos, Allan! Seems like your garden is beaming with all sorts of wild things! Thanks for sharing and have a good weekend 😊 Aiva
Thanks Aiva. I could not believe my good fortune to look up and see this being right in front of me, and me with my camera in my hands. Very lucky, indeed. Thanks for reading and enjoy your weekend. Allan
Thanks Bernie. It was indeed a lucky capture. He is a fine specimen with the gold veins running through his wings. Many thanks for reading and commenting. Allan
I do not think I have either. We typically get blue ones here, but I did not see any blue ones this year. Lots of gold and a few red and a few black. The golden one is beautiful and now my favourite. Thanks for reading. Allan
The mighty dragonfly. I see several a day in my yard. They seem to thrive in the heat of Texas. I’m always happy to see them around patrolling the skies above the grass. More of them means less of those pesky mosquitoes.
Both mossies and dragonflies are gone now. You are right. Each summer, I can’t wait for their arrival, so the mosquitoes get some payback. Thanks for reading Scot. Allan
Wow, these are truly fantastic photos, Allan! Seems like your garden is beaming with all sorts of wild things! Thanks for sharing and have a good weekend 😊 Aiva
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Thanks Aiva. I could not believe my good fortune to look up and see this being right in front of me, and me with my camera in my hands. Very lucky, indeed. Thanks for reading and enjoy your weekend. Allan
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Great photos and fabulous capture of those illusive cool creatures
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Thanks Bernie. It was indeed a lucky capture. He is a fine specimen with the gold veins running through his wings. Many thanks for reading and commenting. Allan
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What a poem it is💙! These all photos are eye-catching. nice shot😊.
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Thank you and thanks for stopping by
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Great photos. I’m not sure that I’ve seen a golden dragon fly before.
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I do not think I have either. We typically get blue ones here, but I did not see any blue ones this year. Lots of gold and a few red and a few black. The golden one is beautiful and now my favourite. Thanks for reading. Allan
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The mighty dragonfly. I see several a day in my yard. They seem to thrive in the heat of Texas. I’m always happy to see them around patrolling the skies above the grass. More of them means less of those pesky mosquitoes.
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Both mossies and dragonflies are gone now. You are right. Each summer, I can’t wait for their arrival, so the mosquitoes get some payback. Thanks for reading Scot. Allan
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