I went to witness the closing of another day. A sunset of ochre and gold, vermillion and flame. The scent of turmeric and ginger in the air, cinnamon and rooibos, pungent and alluring.
Instead I found a mythological messenger. An iridescent creature as delicate as the wind, bringing omens of peace and harmony. Stained-glass wings fractured the fading light, a prism of green and teal, silver and ebony.
A trick of the light, where fantasy becomes factual. Take a deep breath, catch the scent of ozone lingering above the spice… dragons are real.
Submitted to Skywatch Friday, Season 6: Episode 16
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Beyond this point there be dragons! Beautiful picture.
Beautiful!! We were both sent dragonflies this week. =)
so beautiful! great capture!
So many comments express exactly whpphow I felt when reading this – it”s excellent work, both the words and the image
Your writing and your photography are sheer poetry! What a beautiful post!
Dragonflies are one of my favorite critters, and seeing one always lifts my heart. I clicked on your SkyWatch thumbnail because I loved the beautiful silhouette of the grasses against that glorious sky – what a wonderful bonus to see the dragonfly! He made your already-gorgeous photo absolutely perfect. Thank you so much for sharing it!
Gorgeous language and a gorgeous photo. That’s amazing about the dragonfly. I love those creatures.
perfect title! I love these sunsets on the lake, we have one next to our city too, the most magical place :)
Beautifully captured view!
Stunning photo and gorgeous imagery of colors!
This is truly beautiful, and I like the grasses in the foreground!
An inspirational sunset indeed. Just stunning.
Gorgeous sunset and the whole scene is just lovely. I would like to be there watching the sky too. Great capture, happy skywatching!
Gorgeous picture!
what a lovely post.
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Lovely sky post!
Awesome colours!
this is so wonderfully serene looking…
I was so distracted by the gorgeous sun that I almost missed it. Beautiful!!
I’m so glad you caught it. I didn’t see the dragonfly until I downloaded the photo and started editing. It was a total surprise.
That makes this photo even MORE special! And I didn’t think that could be possible. :-)
Thank you so much! I’m glad you’ve enjoyed it and treasure dragonflies as much as I do. They are magical creatures.
simply beautiful!
Fabulous sunset
Great capture of the dragonfly and sky. Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
I love the reed’s eye view here.
WOW!! Beautiful sunset!
Have a nice weekend!
Greetings from Norway:)
Beautiful!