The two photos on the bottom right of the grid were taken on the deck in our backyard. All of the rest were taken at Cranberry Lake, where we see the Happy-face Darner all the time in the late summer and early fall.
The photo in the center is still my favorite. In fact, it was the first one I ever took of the Happy-face Darner, on October 22, 2006. I reached into the bushes with my camera and took a shot of a dragonfly perched there without even looking at the viewfinder. When I loaded the photo onto my computer at home I was amazed, and I called to Betsy. "Take a look," I said, "this dragonfly has a happy-face!" This discovery launched my interest in dragonflies, which has given me great pleasure ever since.
The following quote from Henri Poincaré summarizes my feelings about science and nature quite well.
I might add to this thought, however, that the scientist also delights in nature because it is infinitely intriguing and surprising – just take the Happy-face as an example!
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