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For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Daily Pics 2020, #79.
Good morning everyone! We have a snowy beginning to our day up here in the north. Nothing serious though, just enough to give things that fresh white look once more. Not that I’m really looking for that white look this time of year. I would prefer that kind of dirty gray look right about now because then it means the clean and green look is close at hand. However, that will come too, best to just take one day at a time and enjoy each day as it arrives. Muffin, on the other hand, didn’t seem to appear to happy about it. I think she was looking for feet to bite. And so begins a game of fuzzy ball! Much better than sore feet anyway, even if it means getting down on the floor to play. Besides, it’s a lot of fun. I’m not sure which one of us enjoys it more.
And now for some nice flowers from my friend Rossana in Italy to begin our day…
No idea what these little flowers are, but they are blue, my favorite color and beautiful!
And here we have a tree, or trees I think, covered in a mass of blooms bathed in glorious sunshine. Now that’s a great way to start any day.
Thank you for joining us again this morning and there will be more fun throughout the day so I hope you will come back as we have another coffee time, nature’s art and hopefully an award too. Until then, have a nice day and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
© 2020 Steve McLeod.
Darting Dragonflies #4.
Hi everyone and welcome back! It was a nice sunny day here, but the clouds have returned once again and a little snow is expected overnight. Then it’s back to that frosty cold for a couple days, and nights. But for now it’s time to return to a more summer like post and enjoy another look at the amazing acrobatic dragonfly.
Though the dragonfly wings look very fragile, they are actually very strong. They are supported by a network of veining on their wings as seen in the picture which helps to give them strength. 
The above dragonfly is another one with those forward pointing wings. This one is a different color and also larger than the others shown previously. Dragonflies provide a good service in that they eat many other insects, most of which are harmful. A normal size dragonfly can eat hundreds of mosquitoes each day. Flies are another favorite meal for these insects.
Dragonflies, as we saw before, can fly very fast and they do so with minimal wing beats, much slower than that of flies, bees or mosquitoes. And they are capable of flying against a very strong wind. Dragonflies will also eat flying ants, grasshoppers and even butterflies and other dragonflies. Just depends on the availability of food. But their favorite remains mosquitoes and flies of every description.
That’s it for this week’s look at this amazing insect. I hope you have a nice relaxing day and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
© 2020 Steve McLeod.
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