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Tuesday, March 08, 2011

A Patient Visitor

This weekend, we had a visitor come by our home.

He stopped by the door and waited.

No loud knocking for him; he just waited for us to come out and find him.

Then he stayed there patiently while I grabbed my camera and got a couple of shots.

When I was done, he quietly flew away.

Dragonfly

I have really enjoyed participating in the Happiness Project. Looking for moments of joy and capturing them with my camera to share with y'all. Today, Leigh is starting the second year of the Happiness Project with a new name, 52 Weeks of Happiness.




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23 comments:

  1. DuckyMarch 08, 2011 12:13 PM

    OOh What a story he had to tell I bet! Fantastic coloring...and great shot opp!

    Fun capture

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  2. Just Be RealMarch 08, 2011 12:53 PM

    Dragonflies always intrigued me.

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  3. LadyJtalksMarch 08, 2011 1:36 PM

    they are magical and are a blessing to be visited by they say. I think the magic is that you paused to watch and enjoy him...

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  4. Rebecca JoMarch 08, 2011 1:41 PM

    Look at those wings... so amazing to me. I love to get close to bugs & watch how they work... so incredible to see such a tiny body working - a real brain, system that works - mind blowing.

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  5. KLZMarch 08, 2011 2:11 PM

    I love dragonflies. It's my own little secret.

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  6. SaraMarch 08, 2011 3:49 PM

    What a cool moment to capture! And thanks for your sweet words :)

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  7. Susan AndersonMarch 08, 2011 4:17 PM

    What a great close-up! Good capture.

    =)

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  8. UnknownMarch 08, 2011 4:44 PM

    He's so bright and colorful. Nice of him to hold still for you. :)
    Stopped by from the happiness project.

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  9. AnonymousMarch 08, 2011 7:25 PM

    Great capture!

    My kids are terrified of those.

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  10. Pamela Fagan HutchinsMarch 08, 2011 9:04 PM

    Stunningly beautiful dragonfly friend. We have dragonflies of every imagine color at our place in NOwheresville, TX. And fireflies. I wish I had your photographic talent to capture them, because they're magnificent.

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  11. Gina KleinworthMarch 08, 2011 10:06 PM

    How fantastic- My kids would love it if we had visitors like that

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  12. leigh hewettMarch 08, 2011 11:34 PM

    Such a lucky moment...he's stunning.

    We had a dragonfly that hung around our house for a while. He would rest on my husband's car antenna So, we named him Antenna.

    I loved him.

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  13. FYHMarch 09, 2011 2:40 AM

    What a beautiful shot and a great story!

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  14. Lori @ In Pursuit of It AllMarch 09, 2011 10:28 AM

    Oh! Great shot!!

    I've not had one stay still long enough.

    And...ours don't get quite that large.

    But I still really want to get a photo of one.

    Perfect!

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  15. Puzzled HatMarch 09, 2011 3:44 PM

    What a beautiful dragonfly! :) I'm glad he paid you a visit. ;)

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  16. ShellMarch 09, 2011 3:49 PM

    What a shot!

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  17. Melissa {adventuroo}March 09, 2011 11:23 PM

    Cool! I can't believe he just laid there like that until you took the pics.

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  18. KimberleeMarch 10, 2011 2:42 AM

    Look at those wings. Perfect shot.

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  19. RobinMarch 10, 2011 11:17 AM

    I love dragonflies. This made me happy. Thanks.

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  20. Tina L. HookMarch 10, 2011 4:04 PM

    A happiness project? I like the sound of that.

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  21. anymommyMarch 12, 2011 11:49 PM

    Oh how gorgeous! Brilliant photograph.

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  22. AlexandraMarch 13, 2011 10:46 AM

    I LOVE the contrast between the two.

    SO UNUSUAL.

    Like life...something so unexpected, what a surprise, that causes such joy.

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  23. Beth ZimmermanMarch 13, 2011 6:50 PM

    Beautiful dragonfly! What a fun, and polite, little visitor he was!

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