May 22, 2015
(This is part
of a 365 project during my 70th year where I write and illustrate a blog on
each day's gift.)
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| A dragonfly and its shadow |
“Come here, quick!” shouted David. It was a tone of
voice that did not signal danger but rather wonder. After 35 years of marriage,
I can distinguish the difference in my husband’s voice.
I ran outside and saw that he was holding his
finger out with a dragonfly perched on it. He was astonished that the dragonfly
chose to land on him. I am not. I ran back inside to get my Nikon but it flew
away before I could return. However, it decided to land on the windowsill right
outside my office window. Perfect! I carefully pulled up the venetian blinds,
raised the window and raised the screen. Miraculously, it still clung to the
sill.
As I observed it through my macro lens, I could see
that it was a dragonfly and not a damselfly. The former holds its wings out and
the latter folds its wings close to its body. Because it seemed to want to
cling for long periods without flying, I believe it had recently emerged from
the nymph stage. I’m sorry I didn’t
witness that. What I did witness, however, was a beautiful insect with an
amazing shadow. Its veined wings cast a delicate shadow and the sun projected
the yellow in its wings on the sill.
It is amazing that a tiny insect can influence its environment by casting
such a beautiful shadow, more beautiful than any I am capable of creating. This
small creature, by just being, has created shadow art and stirred wonder in two
adults.
My
gift today is a dragonfly’s shadow.
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You can find links to my other
posts on this project here: http://bjschupp.blogspot.com/2014/12/365-gifts.html
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