Daddy and I decided to go phototaking one last time before O’s one Saturday morning. It was blazing then, being just an hour or two before noon, but we didn’t mind because we were anxious to catch some insects. And everyone knows that insects like to come out when it’s terribly warm.
I love reflections by the lake! Symmetrical, huh?
Is it just me or is the effect lost when buildings and nature are captured together?
Look at the billowing clouds!
The warmer the weather, the more brilliant the colour of the sky.
Thereafter Daddy and I ventured nearer to the lake, where we spotted plenty of dragonflies. They were all very restless and energetic under the midday sun, unfortunately, so it was hard to get a good shot of them. One literally had to squat at the lake’s edge for minutes on end, quietly in wait, before a dragonfly mistook you for a strange misshapen piece of natural furniture and settle somewhere around. That almost never happens, so for the most part one has to take the initiative to creep as stealthily as she can towards the dragonfly.
I’ve proved my point.
That was the nearest we could get! After lots of squatting and crawling and sneaking and fruitless waiting under the baking sun we eventually gave up and ventured to the grassy regions of the park. That didn’t disappoint, because we found our prized catch of the day -
A green-black dragonfly, which very obediently stayed put while we snapped away!
This rusty man-made thing might be in a disarray, but it does form an interesting pattern from this angle.
Interesting… veins.
Count the total number of benches from this photo!
Nice hairy branches.
5 easy steps to saving a millipede from being trodden on to death in the middle of a footpath:
More dragonflies coming up!
Interesting ant. Looks like its body comprises of 3 gleaming gems!
Pretty wallflower! Was crawling with angry ants, though.
This was its… well, seed! Or maybe it was the fruit. It was awfully big, needless to say – maybe about 5 times the size of my fist!
