My thoughts have already turned to spring, with visions of colorful flowers and dragonflies dancing in my head. However, it turns out that winter was not quite done and last weekend we had a couple of inches of snow, a final hurrah for the season of winter.
Here are a couple of shots of my “winter dragonfly,” a metal sprinkler in my front yard that I featured in a previous post that showed the intricate detail of the dragonfly. I am also including a shot of some of the green shoots in the garden of my neighbor and fellow photographer Cindy Dyer. I think some of these might be tulips, but must confess that I am pretty clueless when it comes to plants.
Many of you know that I am somewhat obsessed with dragonflies. In 2020 I saw my first dragonflies of spring on the 3rd of April, the earliest I have ever seen dragonflies—see my 6 April 2020 posting First dragonflies of the season. I will probably go out and search for them in earnest during the final week of March. There are a couple of early emerging local species that I will be searching for along with migrant species like the Common Green Darner that might be passing through our area.
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We had what a dumping of snow yesterday. Huge white, wet flakes. Today, it’s supposed to be around 60 degrees so I hope that means spring really is on the way. Have a great day Mike!
Wow. We got up to 71 degrees here yesterday. The weather during this kind of transitional season is often a bit crazy and erratic. I looked at our 10 day forecast and don’t see any temperatures below freezing, not even at night. 🙂
I saw a few dragonflies recently, and thought of you. They all were airborne and at a bit of distance, so I couldn’t get a photo, but there they were, flitting around.
Yay! I have seen some recent photos of dragonflies in Florida and in Alabama. It won’t be too long before they emerge here too. Thanks for thinking of me.
This time of the year the weather can be very unstable, one day sunny and warm, the other day winter again.
Your Dragonfly critters were out the last few days in the Lowcountry. Soon it will be time for my photo partner to start walking in slow motion and peering into her macro lens at invisible thingies. (Sigh).
As the seasons change, my gear and techniques change too. Instead of looking in the distance for birds, my field of focus moves a whole lot closer and starts looking for tiny motions by tiny creatures. During the transitional period, it is really tricky to figure out where to look and which lens to have on my camera at any given moment.
Ellen will start out with 2 cameras. Both heavy Canon 7D2 LOL. Another reason she walk a bit slower I guess 😂🤣.
She did that yesterday and we ultimately a mile or 2 away from each other.
Winter doesn’t want to go quietly, Mike.
Nope. We might not see any more snow, but I suspect that it is more of a real possibility for you.
It comes, but it doesn’t stay long. A few years ago, we had over 24″ during the last week of March.
Yikes!
We had our, I THINK, last snow last Friday. It’s beautiful today…but I know that March is a TRAP! I love dragonflies too. Take care, Mike!
A Snow Dragon! New species for me.
No worries, Mike, As that white stuff melts and turns into puddles the Spring sun will warm it up just right for the odes to gather and pose for you!
Very “Cool” images Mike! Enjoyed seeing them!
Had not seen your winter dragonfly before. Fits your yard perfectly!