This morning, while I was doing morning chores, I had just finished up moving the turkeys to their outdoor space and was walking toward the main gate when I saw my first dragonfly of the year. It was beautiful.
I love dragonflies. First of all, they eat mosquitoes, and the mosquitoes have been epic this year. Second of all, they are beautiful creatures.
The one I saw this morning was black and silver and was so bright and shiny this sunny morning. It looked much like this one in the photograph. The dragonfly was dancing around my legs as I walked toward the gate, and it was such a treat for a weary soul. It just sparkled, and I felt like it was saying hello to me.
It followed me to the gate, and when I stopped to close the gate, I noticed it was headed toward the trees out front. I said goodbye in my mind, thankful for the moment to appreciate nature’s beauty.
Then, because she is always out and about and not in the chicken yard, Ruby appeared. In a flash, she had grabbed the dragonfly from its path and ate it. Just like that.
I looked at her. She looked at me.
“What?” she asked.
photo credit: Christophe Repiso, Unsplash
Can’t fight Mother Nature