Tiny Life Journal - My mornings start with a dog walk followed by a 30 minute bike ride and, finally outdoor chores. Lately those chores start with picking blackberries. A beautiful view of the nearby Missouri countryside then, while picking blackberries I met a female widow skimmer dragonfly that was sunning itself.

The widow skimmer is one of the group of dragonflies known as king skimmers. The nymphs live in the water, molting and growing until they are ready to emerge from the water and then molting a final time to reveal their wings.

@Denny Dragonflies are awesome! I would love to have some around here but I wonder sometimes if being in the middle of town puts a hard limit on some of the wildlife we can attract.

@Denny A beautiful creature!

@Denny Lovely.

@Denny Amazing photos! I love dragonflies and have tried photographing them before so I know exactly how hard it is to get the great captures you have done here. 🐉🪰