In my photographer’s mind, summer is the season for photographing dragonflies as they skim through the air over ponds and rivers, but this is what I read when I looked up dragonfly in the dictionary in preparation for writing this post:
drag·on·fly
ˈdraɡənˌflī/
noun
plural noun: dragonflies
a fast-flying long-bodied predatory insect with two pairs of large transparent wings that are spread out sideways at rest. The voracious aquatic larvae take up to five years to reach adulthood.
Predatory? Voracious? Not the words I would have chosen. I guess beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder.
Today’s trail walk was at Penitentiary Glen Reservation, where I saw far more dragons and damsels than people. I think you would have enjoyed it too.
SEEN ALONG THE TRAIL 
Lovely shot! Sounds like a wonderful spot.
LikeLiked by 1 person
It’s a great place to visit when I don’t have a lot of time for a long trail walk.
LikeLike