I know what some of you—the unlikely faithful who have been visiting this blog all along (a blessing for me, to be sure)—may be thinking: Oy, not more dragonflies... please, not more odonates. Well, my apologies. For one thing, I was supposed to be on Block Island today, and I would have returned with lots of very different images, since I hadn't, since this endeavor began nearly six years ago, filed a post from that venue. But it was stormy today, with weather so ominous that the trip was postponed. It was also too stormy to get outside and shoot, so this shot is from much nicer weather yesterday, when the Common Baskettail dragonflies were enjoying the sunshine and taking the occasional rest on the shrubs. I've featured them before. No doubt I'll feature them again. Odes are among my favorite subjects... but you knew that. I hope you enjoy them. I certainly do.