Pond Visitors

Some years our pond has more visitors than other years. Years that feature frogs are fun as they hold still for hours, it seems, waiting for the right moment to hunt a bug. Years that feature heron visits -- only 2007 so far -- are not so enjoyable. But every summer there comes a time for the visit of the dragonflies.

Up close their beauty is exceptional and they almost seem to realize that as they pose for the telephoto macro shots that will display that beauty. As the time for the dragonflies is the height of summer, the best time to sit out and enjoy the pond, it is always a favorite time in our garden.