Dragonfly Encounters 2

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After the dragonfly gripped onto the sage leaf he stayed real still...remaining like that for the rest of the evening...and well into the next morning. I know...cause I checked every few hours to see if his body...and spirit...were still there...

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In the morning...he had moved the direction of his body slightly but was still hanging on to the same leaf. I didn't know if this was normal dragonfly behavior...or if he was just too injured to move. I noticed an ant crawling up the plant he was settled on...food maybe? I decided to see if he'd like a drink of water so sprinkled some onto the leaf...then watched him scoop the liquid towards his mouth with his legs. That didn't seem to be working too well... so I put some water on a spoon and held it to his head. Sure enough...his head started moving back and forth and it looked like he was drinking.

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When I got home later that evening he was gone...hopefully having recovered enough strength to move on. I prefer to think that the outcome of our encounter was positive and helpful to him...as it was to me........