Hey everyone! I’ve been missing for a while again, I know. I had twelve 10-12 hour works days in a row last week thanks to a whole lot of things going on at once, so I’ve been basically drowning in work. However, yesterday I had an opportunity to go down to the pond to look for dragonflies for a little while for the first time in ages. I saw my first dragonfly of the year – a common green darner (Anax junius) – and was very pleased to see it. Also saw this little guy out of the corner of my eye skittering over the surface of the water:
There are insects out and about again here, including water striders! Not very many yet, but some. Spring is coming and the bugs are coming with it. I can’t wait!!
Hope you all have a great week!
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The Dragonfly Woman 
I think that ill be my next blog post topic, “drowning at work.” Yay dragonfly sighting!
You too, huh? Here’s hoping things calm down for you too!
Most everyone can sympathize with the bane of all that work. Glad you took a break for a few minutes to go outside. Hopefully this doesn’t go on indefinitely.
Nancy
I hope it won’t! Been awfully busy recently, the kind of busy where you just sort of collapse in a heap when you get home and absentmindedly snuggle with your dogs the rest of the night. I miss having energy to do anything outside of work. Hope things will calm down soon…
Here in Florida, we’re also seeing the first signs of spring with the return of our true state bird, the mosquito! Also, the seasons first mass emergence of midges!
Mass midge emergences are pretty impressive! Annoying, but impressive. Well, more food for the dragonflies when they reappear in a big way!