Today should have been our 14th wedding anniversary. .... but late in the afternoon, this dragonfly brushed against my arm and settled on the garden wall next to me.
...and instantly, I was reminded of the story of the dragonfly and felt like Greg was there with me.
The dragonfly story:
Once, in a little pond, in the muddy water under the lily pads, there lived a little water beetle in a community of water beetles. They lived a simple and comfortable life in the pond with few disturbances and interruptions. Once in a while, sadness would come to the community when one of their fellow beetles would climb the stem of a lily pad and would never be seen again. They knew when this happened; their friend was dead, gone forever.
Then, one day, one little water beetle felt an irresistible urge to climb up that stem. However, he was determined that he would not leave forever. He would come back and tell his friends what he had found at the top. When he reached the top and climbed out of the water onto the surface of the lily pad, he was so tired, and the sun felt so warm, that he decided he must take a nap. As he slept, his body changed and when he woke up, he had turned into a beautiful blue-tailed dragonfly with broad wings and a slender body designed for flying.
So, fly he did! And, as he soared he saw the beauty of a whole new world and a far superior way of life to what he had never known existed. Then he remembered his beetle friends and how they were thinking by now he was dead. He wanted to go back to tell them, and explain to them that he was now more alive than he had ever been before. His life had been fulfilled rather than ended. But, his new body would not go down into the water. He could not get back to tell his friends the good news. Then he understood that their time would come, when they, too, would know what he now knew. So, he raised his wings and flew off into his joyous new life!
My thoughts are with you, some days are harder than others and they are the days that you remember the good times and if at times you need something a little extra, it is amazing but it will be there.
This is also a wonderful photo, the detail is amazing... well done
@ubobohobo@sunnygreenwood@raebell Thanks for your kind words. @lorihiro and thanks also for the Fav. This one really did tap me on the arm and then sit on the wall next to me.... hope your dragonfly is also so polite!
OhB such detail and clarity here, a wonderful macro.
This is also a wonderful photo, the detail is amazing... well done
and just quietly, I could have sworn I was already following you but it appeared not to be, so I am now. :D
@lorihiro and thanks also for the Fav. This one really did tap me on the arm and then sit on the wall next to me.... hope your dragonfly is also so polite!