a tribute to our weekend visitor

This beautiful dragonfly stayed on our back fence for nearly an hour last Sunday. I had never seen one with these brown tones before. I did some reading later on the symbolism of the dragonfly (visit link for full info, that notes the dragonfly has been on the planet for nearly 300 million years). These portions seemed important....like something I should personally pay attention to:

Maturity and a Depth of character
The dragonfly, in almost every part of the world symbolizes change and change in the perspective of self realization; and the kind of change that has its source in mental and emotional maturity and the understanding of the deeper meaning of life. . .

The opening of one’s eyes
The eyes of the dragonfly are one of the most amazing and awe inspiring sights. Given almost 80% of the insect’s brain power is dedicated to its sight and the fact that it can see in all 360 degrees around it, it symbolizes the uninhibited vision of the mind and the ability to see beyond the limitations of the human self. It also in a manner of speaking symbolizes a man/woman’s rising from materialism to be able to see beyond the mundane into the vastness that is really our Universe, and our own minds. 

Dragonfly Lyrics
Artist (Band): Ziggy Marley

Everybody's worried about time

But i just keep that shit off my mind

People living on twenty-four hour clocks

But we're on a ride that never stops

Hey Mr. Bee, the world change, but you remain the same

And I wonder how you'll survive with the environment going down the drain

Hey Miss Dragonfly, I see you look at me with your beautiful eyes

You must be wondering, what type of creature am I?

A dog looked at me and said, "Ziggy, why can't we trust man?"

Puss and me get together [so] why can't you all just understand

An old tree stood there silently listening to every word we said

As a tear fell, he cried, "What type of creature is man?"

I said, "Hey Mr. Tree, the world change but you remain the same

and I wonder how you survive with the environment going down the drain?"

Hey Miss Butterfly, I see you look at me with your beautiful eyes

You must be wondering what type of creature am I?

You must be wondering what type of creature am I?

Everybody's worried about time

But I just keep that shit off my mind

People living on twenty-four hour clocks

But we're on a ride

Yes we're on a ride

We're on a ride that never stops

Hey Mr. Bee, the world change, but you remain the same

And I hope you'll survive with the environment going down the drain

Hey Miss Dragonfly, I see you look at me with your beautiful eyes

You must be wondering, what type of creature am I?

You must be wondering, what type of creature is man?