Pondering the implications of a chance encounter with an uncommon creature I wish I could have a conversation with.
Wandering Glider: The Inexplicable Whims of Fate
August 22nd, 2020 Comments Off on Wandering Glider: The Inexplicable Whims of Fate
Tags: convergence · dragonfly · fate · Wandering Glider
Spiketails: Angel Wings of Gossamer Up Close and Personal
May 9th, 2020 Comments Off on Spiketails: Angel Wings of Gossamer Up Close and Personal
The latest in up Up Close and Personal series of post – focusing on hard to find Spiketails as we begin to see light at the end of the COVID-19 lockdown.
Tags: Arrowhead Spiketail · COVID-19 · Delta-Spotted Spiketail · dragonfly · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Twin-spotted Spiketail
Dragonflies and Damselflies: Up Close and Personal
April 4th, 2020 Comments Off on Dragonflies and Damselflies: Up Close and Personal
The second in my “Up Close and Personal” post series escaping into the beauty of nature while we remain in COVID-19 lockdown.
Tags: Black-tipped Darner · Blue-fronted Dancer · Canada Darner · damselfly · Delta-Spotted Spiketail · dragonfly · Eastern Amberwing · Lilypad Clubtail · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Orange Bluet
Mating Dragonflies and the Circle of Life
January 25th, 2020 Comments Off on Mating Dragonflies and the Circle of Life
Beating the January funk with a look back at winged wonders from summers past.
Tags: Canada Darner · circle of life · Clubtail · dragonfly · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet
Darner #14: Right Place at the Right Time
July 5th, 2019 Comments Off on Darner #14: Right Place at the Right Time
Good reason to slow down and let life happen at is own pace and be there to bear witness.
Tags: dragonfly · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Mottled Darner · right place at the right time
Confessions of an Aging Nature Geek
June 29th, 2018 Comments Off on Confessions of an Aging Nature Geek
Confessing to my addiction to butterfly sleuthing and a few photos to illustrate why they fascinate me.
Tags: Baltimore Checkerspot butterfly · Banded Hairstreak butterfly · butterfly · dragonfly · Dreamy Duskywing Butterfly · Harvester butterfly · metaphor
Winged Children of the Goddess June
June 7th, 2015 Comments Off on Winged Children of the Goddess June
A pair of colourful and striking winged dragons declare that June is full-blown summer no matter what the calendar may say.
Tags: Aldo Leopold · dragonfly · June summer · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Rusty Snaketail · Twin-spotted Spiketail
Random Act of Metaphor: Snaketail Sleuthing by the Riffling Stream
June 14th, 2014 Comments Off on Random Act of Metaphor: Snaketail Sleuthing by the Riffling Stream
Lessons learned from a riffling stream and an uncommon dragonfly which paused to pose for me.
Tags: dragonfly · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Nature · Riffle Snaketail
Soul Stirring Moments with Winged Dragons
July 5th, 2013 Comments Off on Soul Stirring Moments with Winged Dragons
Giving in to the inexplicability of my fascination with the winged creatures of our world – and celebrating it!
Tags: Delta-Spotted Spiketail · dragonfly · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Nature · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
JOY IN THE FLEETING MOMENT: 5 Minutes of Heaven on Earth
June 11th, 2011 Comments Off on JOY IN THE FLEETING MOMENT: 5 Minutes of Heaven on Earth
Why I will forgo the “five most exciting minutes of life” for the small, exhilarating experiences of the minutia of life.
Tags: dragonfly · heaven · Hickory Hairstreak · joy · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet