Yesterday, I trimmed some tree limbs in our front yard.
I didnt finish....
So, today, I trimmed them more.
This was, or so it seemed, a tremendous source of entertainment for a great many curious dragonflies.
Upon sensing my presence, I was visited by a variety of dragonflies. At warp speed, they zoom into your personal zone, stop, and hover near you. What goes on in their minds? Whatever it is, it is considered quickly and they jerk into high gear and reorient themselves to another vantage point or disappear entirely from view.
So as not to be misunderstood, let me clarify---I thoroughly enjoy my encounters with these wondrous creatures. When I see them flitting about, it brings a certain joy to my heart.
I have been reading lately from a New Testament with Psalms and Proverbs added. Last night, I was reading from Psalm 89, written by Ethan, the Ezrahite. In verse eleven he writes,
"The skies and the earth belong to You. You made the world and everything in it."
The visits from the dragonflies? They are gifts from God to me.
He created them.
They belong to Him.
They are beautiful,
and He sends them to my front door...
