Dragonfly in Black and White — Image by kenne
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Dragonfly In Black and White Leave a comment
Raseate Skimmer Dragonfly 1 comment
Raseate Skimmer Dragonfly — Image by kenne
In motion, it measures motion—
wingbeats, shadows, the slight wrongness
of something closing in.
Eyes like a net of light
cast in all directions.
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Blue-eyed Darter Leave a comment
Blue-eyed Darner at Sweetwater Wetlands — Image by kennne
Where reeds bow in wind,
your brief, shining pilgrimage
outlives ancient song.
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Two Green Helicopters 3 comments
Common Green Darner Dragonflies — Image by kenne
two green helicopters
hooked together
like they don’t give a damn
who’s watching.
the pond water barely moves.
a red-wing blackbird mouths off.
life keeps doing
what life does—
no speeches,
no apologies.
— kenne
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Great Blue Heron Over The Sweetwater Wetlands Leave a comment
Great Blue Heron Over the Sweetwater Wetlands — Image by kenne
A shadow slides across the marsh
before the bird arrives.
Long legs trailing,
neck folded like a question.
For a moment,
the wetlands remember
what this valley looked like
before water engineers showed up.
— kenne
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Male Broad-banded Swallowtail–II 2 comments
Male Broad-banded Swallowtail — Image by kenne
A butterfly is a question
with wings.
This one asks it slowly,
circling cattails and light,
as though the answer might be
something you feel, not know.
— kenne
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Water Lily Painting 1 comment
Water Lily Painting by kenne
The scene feels almost meditative—
water lilies glowing
against the cool pond surface,
inviting you to linger a little longer.
— kenne
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Red Flame Dragonfly 7 comments
Red Flame Skimmer at Sweetwater Wetlands — Image by kenne
Red flame in sunlight—
wing-flash skims the quiet pond;
ripples carry fire.
— kenne
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Flame Skimmer Dragonfly At Sweetwater Wetlands 2 comments
Flame Skimmer Dragonfly At Sweetwater Wetlands — Image by kenne
A flame skimmer rests,
perched on a dead branch,
its body a streak of fire
against the soft green reeds
of Sweetwater Wetlands.
The pond lies quiet,
ripples folding into reeds,
while wings of copper glass
catch the sun’s edge—
a sudden brilliance,
then stillness again,
as if the dragonfly
were holding the day
in its fragile grip.
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Variegated Meadowhawk In Flight Leave a comment
Variegated Meadowhawk In Flight — Image by kenne
Tail tipped in fire,
it hovers, angles, strikes fast—
a blur with purpose.
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Cattail Leave a comment
Cattail — Image by kenne
Cattails stand like guards,
watching still water secrets—
wind forgets to speak.
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Costa’s Hummingbird Attracted to Spikerushes 5 comments
Costa’s Hummingbird Attracted to Spikerushes — Image by kenne
“Hummingbird darts lightly through the world, spreading its message of joy and beauty,
and teaching us to appreciate the wonder and magic of everyday existence.”
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Variegated Meadowhawk Dragonfly 5 comments
Variegated Meadowhawk Dragonfly — Image by kenne
“Restless dragonfly, darting, dancing over the ribbons of trailing weed.”
— Arthur Christopher Benson
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Blue Dasher Dragonfly Leave a comment
Blue Dasher Dragonfly — Image by kenne
“The beauteous dragonfly’s dancing
By the waves of the rivulet glancing;
She dances here, and she dances there,
The glimmering, glittering flutterer fair.”
— Heinrich Heine
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Friends In The Pond 1 comment
Friends In The Pond, Green Heron and Two Pond Sliders — Image by kenne
Sharing the same space
Having little in common
A communal pond.
— kenne
