Last shot of the day by cjwhite

Last shot of the day

I took a gazillion pics today. I had about five " maybe" pics. I decided to go out in the heat one last time. This Widow Skimmer must have felt sorry for me, because it landed right in front of me. Dragonflies are really hard for me to get. They fly away when I breathe. I got four shots. I didn't get the wing tips in two of them and one was out of focus. This is the last shot I took for the day. :0)

My hubby called on his way home from work. He was really excited that he found a cool bug and was bringing it home for me. I met him outside and he proudly opened the cup he had it in. I had just enough time to raise my camera and.....it flew away! LOL! The look on his face was priceless. I thanked him for bringing it home and I did see it long enough to identify it. It was a Wheel Bug. They do look really cool. Maybe I'll find it in the hayfield. :0)

Thank you so much for your views, comments, and faves!!! :0)
What a beauty! I love this shot Carolyn.Ü
July 30th, 2011  
@daveanajao Thank you! :0)
July 30th, 2011  
Very lovely details on the wings
July 30th, 2011  
Fave. Excellent capture Carolyn.
July 30th, 2011  
So beautiful. I honestly think sometimes bugs feel sorry for me, too, and stay still obligingly just long enough for me to get a shot. Then again, on other days, no bug feels sorry for me!
July 30th, 2011  
Great capture and cute story with your Hubby.
July 30th, 2011  
Very cool Dragonfly!! And that was really sweet of your hubby!
July 30th, 2011  
A nice catch, and I can imagine the surprise afer your Hubby went through all that
July 30th, 2011  
Cool capture!
July 30th, 2011  
Great capture. Lovely contrast.
July 30th, 2011  
Awesome I love it !!
July 30th, 2011  
Excellent capture!
July 30th, 2011  
Great capture, Carolyn! Lovely colors!
July 30th, 2011  
Wow! I can't believe I haven't seen your beautiful photos for 2 weeks. But, I'm back now!
July 30th, 2011  
Great shot. We have so many of them around here now
July 30th, 2011  
it couldn't have been much better than this!
July 30th, 2011  
oh wow, great shot...stunning..x
July 30th, 2011  
fabulous detail and clarity! Fabulous photo!!
July 30th, 2011  
I'm so impressed with dragon fly shots. I've never managed to get one. This is fantastic.
July 30th, 2011  
great work....love how large he looks..
July 30th, 2011  
Beautiful! (And not a butterfly hehe) Isn't it neat when they start finding things for us to take pics of?
July 30th, 2011  
I'm so jealous of the array of insects you have around you to photograph. Another great shot
July 30th, 2011  
Lovely shot! And bless your hubby, he sounds fab for bringing you home that bug!! Aww. I've no idea what a wheel bug looks like, so I'm going to go Google Image it haha ;o)
July 30th, 2011  
speakless, amezing, so beautiful
July 30th, 2011  
Aww what a very thoughtful hubby you have and this is another great shot.
August 1st, 2011  
Stunning FAV! The detail on the wings is incredible!
August 1st, 2011  
You've captured the detail so well! :)
August 1st, 2011  
beautiful!
August 1st, 2011  
Popular page!! Whoo hoo
August 1st, 2011  
Wow, cool capture!
August 3rd, 2011  
Your hubby sounds like a great guy! Bringing a bug home just for you to take a shot! This is gorgeous! I love dragonflies! I have the opposite effect...can get the dragonflies, but having a hard time with the butterflies.
August 4th, 2011  
What a beautiful creature - love those shimmering wings.
August 9th, 2011  
Ha ha! That's hilarious! When are we going to see Mr Jeff?
This one looks like the Darth Vader of dragonflys, BTW!
August 11th, 2011  
Carolyn, I found you in the Pop pictures today but have to tell you that I have been paging backwards through all of your photos and reading your captions for the last half hour. Every one of your pictures are amazing. And your descriptions often make me laugh, but this one was too funny with the bug that got away. I look forward to seeing more of your pictures. Just have to tell you that you've made my day. Thank you or that. ;-)
September 15th, 2011  
@christiehicks Thank you so much for your kind words! They made my day!!!!! :0)
September 16th, 2011  
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