Dragonflies and Nighthawks in a Wildflower Sunset

Spending weekends and summers at Lake #Winneconne, WI at my Grandma’s cottage was idyllic. We would often go on walks out in nature. It was during one of those sauntering evenings of nature observation that she taught me to “always take a moment to look back where you’ve been; enjoy the view!”

The other day, Grandma’s advice served Marnie and I well. We were heading home from the banks of the West Chickamauga Creek, through our field of #wildflowers, when suddenly I thought: “Turn around!” There, through the tops of the goldenrod, burnweed, boneset and ironweed, was a gorgeous sunset.

But there was more. Flying just above the tops of the wildflowers were dozens of dragonflies silhouetted against the sky, giving an aerial performance that matched anything #EAA or Thunderbirds or Blue Angels have done.

In the midst of all of the dragonfly sunset ballet, nighthawks swooped and dived and added to the amazing evening. Truly an example of #findnaturejoy at Spirit Tree Farms!!

Thanks, Grandma Bertha, for the good advice! Thanks, http://www.HomeGrownNationalPark.org for the encouragement to create our own wildflower park!

You can see the video (including nighthawks in slo-mo) here