I told you about the hundreds of dragonflies that I saw over the weekend but I didn’t realize I caught so many in other photos.
I was about to delete these photos but decided to zoom in to see if more were visible.
Holy Moly! My new camera (Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10) caught so much more than I thought.
I just wish you could have seen them in action. I tried to take a movie but, of course, I didn’t read the instructions manual because I assumed (yes, I know) it was just like my older Panasonic Lumix model….. it’s not. And I love it even more!
Especially when the birds came by too. (Bring back visions of…..Auntie Em! Flying monkeys?)
I looked up the symbolic meaning of dragonflies. It is said in some Native American beliefs that dragonflies are a symbol of renewal after a time of great hardship.
Yes. I’ve got a little Cherokee in me (spiced with freckles) so I’m sending you all renewing dragonfly wishes.
….and for you Roxanne….
What a beautiful thought.
Have you experienced this before on the island? Mating season?
That is amazing! I’ve never seen so many in the sky! Better than mosquitoes! heehee! Great photos…don’t ever delete any! ♥
I love that shot of the last dragonfly – its amazing!!!
Thanks, Pam.
xoxo
So happy that you slow down and capture nature for us all, Pam. That last picture of the dragonfly sitting on the sand/shells is awesome. Put it in your calendar that you’re going to publish that we all will buy! Really.
I was thinking she should make iloveshelling beach towels!
WOW…that is really amazing. Dragonflies everywhere. The same thing happened here in Wisconsin last year! The PGA had a tournament near here and the commentators were going on about how many there were…and the camera shots of the action caught many of them in flight! The golf course is on Lake Michigan. And a few years ago it happened in our backyard! My husband and I stood in our yard and hundreds of dragonflies were flying all around us. All different kinds…we think maybe a certain bug they like had just hatched and they were feasting, but it was a sight to behold and also very awe inspiring. Dragonflies are my favorite insect (?). That last photo makes me speechless, Pam. Great photo! When I clicked on it it became full screen and just full of detail! WOW>>>WOW>>>WOW
THANK YOU!
Oh…one more thing…when you click on the last photo and it “blows it up” you can see amazing detail, especially the wings…reminds me of a Tiffany lamp. Maybe that’s where he got his inspiration!
Awesome!!! Awesome!!! Awesome!!!
I enjoyed funding out the belief about dragonflys. After my Dad passed away, there seemed to always be a large dragonfly hanging around the patio. We were convinced it was Dad.
Love all the dragonfly photos. I followed one around my garden over the weekend, but he would not sit still and pose for a photo. Besides their beauty, there’s another reason to like dragonflies: they eat mosquitos and noseeums!
A Dragonfly among the shells; Simply Sanibel!! Love it!
Looks like the Sanibel skies are filled with helicopters !!! Beautiful pictures Pam !!!
The Legend of the Dragonfly as written by Melanie Powers who was killed by a drunk driver. Her goal at 12 was to become a guardian angel.
In the bottom of an old pond lived some grubs who could not understand why none of their groups ever came back after crawling up the stems of the lilies to the top of the water. They promised each other that the next one who was called to make the upward climb would return and tell what happened to him. Soon one of them felt an urgent impulse to seek the surface; he rested himself on the top of a lily pad and went through a glorious transformation, which made him a dragonfly with beautiful wings. In vain, he tried to keep his promise. Flying back and forth over the pond, he peered down at his friends below. Then he realized that even if they could see him they would not recognize such a radiant creature as one of their number.
The fact that we cannot see our friends or communicate with them after the transformation, which we call death, is no proof that they cease to exist.
So all those dragonflies are our guardian angels…..we saw this phenomenon here in NW Wisconsin this year with hundreds of dragonflies swarming. It is a sight to behold.
Great story! It gave me goosebumples.
Marcia Rowland really has a fantastic idea, Pam. Everyone would buy a calendar! I know I’d buy several for gifts! Please consider it! I’ll be looking for you on the beach this weekend, when i’m not looking for the Sanibel 6! Hope I get to meet you someday! Thanks for always making my day!
Those dragonflies are so amazing! (from another part Cherokee with freckles).
Hope you’re having a lovely week :O)
Hugs,
Marie
I love it!!! Bye-bye mosquito’s and no-seeum’s!!!
Beautiful shots! And I agree about the calendar. :)
I love dragonflies! They come down for a sip of water in the pool when I’m in it. Gorgeous creatures.
Love the dragonfly photos!!! They’re so cool when they swarm (especially since they EAT mosquitoes!!!). Keep up the great work Pam… you make me feel like I’m right out there with ya when I’m actually at my office taking a quick break to escape.
Beautiful!
Hi,
May I have your permission to use one of your dragonfly images in a blogpost? It’s a poem about thoughts flying like dragonflies.
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Jyoti
Hi Jyoti, Thanks for liking my photo and Yes, you can use it if you please credit the photo to iLoveShelling.com with a link to the post.
I will. Thank you so much Pam. :)