Dragonflies at the Pond

The pond is at its best when something arrives that makes it feel bigger than it is.

Dragonflies do that.

They turn a small garden pond into part of a wider landscape. One moment the water is still, and the next a bright shape is cutting across it, hovering, turning, and vanishing over the plants.

A sign of life

A dragonfly is not just a visitor. It is a sign that the pond has edges, stems, insects, shelter and enough life to be worth patrolling.