Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Of dragonflies and winged things

Lynne Robinson, Hewitt, New Jersey


A Japanese beetle is dwarfed by the huge cone of the echinacea.

Lynne Robinson, Hewitt, New Jersey

‘Dragonfly on lily stem Number 5, you’re cleared for take-off.’

Lynne Robinson, Hewitt, New Jersey

 

I call this one “belly up to the bar.”

Lynne Robinson, Hewitt, New Jersey

 

Wings so transparent it appears he’s part of the fern.

Lynne Robinson, Hewitt, New Jersey

 

These little moths were loving the echinacea and I couldn’t stop taking photos of them in the afternoon light.

Lynne Robinson, Hewitt, New Jersey

 

For whatever reason the dragonflies love the spent lily stems.

Lynne Robinson, Hewitt, New Jersey


Lynne Robinson, Hewitt, New Jersey

 

The flowers always seem more attractive to the bees and moths once their physical beauty is on the wane. The nectar must be at its sweetest then. Maybe something for us all to remember as we age?

Lynne Robinson, Hewitt, New Jersey

Comments:

Really stunning photos!  I love the little skippers on the cone flower!

Thank you, Jan!

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