Look Who Came To The Moving Sale

dragonfly
@velvet53 (24417)
Palisade, Colorado
August 2, 2018 10:29am CST
While i was helping my friend with her moving sale last weekend we had a very pleasant visitor. This dragonfly hung around most of the day always landing on a fishing pole that was for sale. He/she definitely attracted a lot of lookers. If a pole sold he/she would fly around and come back to land on another pole. It was so much fun to watch the peoples reaction to the dragonfly.
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Shellyann36
@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
8 Aug 18
Dragonflies are good luck. It is very pretty.
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Shellyann36
@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
13 Aug 18
@velvet53 We had two that liked to hang out at our garden at the other house. I miss them this summer because we don't have any here at this house.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
13 Aug 18
@Shellyann36 I is strange how they aren't at a lot of places.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
12 Aug 18
I had so much fun watching it. I didn't know that they were good luck.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
5 Aug 18
Sounds like the dragonfly was doing her part to help with the sale.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
6 Aug 18
She sure was. There was baby dragonflies all around today.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
9 Aug 18
@RubyHawk They sure re and so much fun to watch.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
7 Aug 18
@velvet53 I see dragonflies around the creek when I walk down there. They are beautiful creatures.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502653)
• Italy
2 Aug 18
I love dragonflies, you got a very good photo here.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
2 Aug 18
Thanks Anna. I think they are pretty neat and I love the different colors on them.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
4 Aug 18
@LadyDuck They are as colorful as hummingbirds are. We had a baby one show up today.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502653)
• Italy
3 Aug 18
@velvet53 There are many that come to our pond, some are orange, others blue and a few light green, they are cute.
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DianneN
@DianneN (254926)
• United States
1 Sep 18
I'm sure it did attract a lot of lookers. I walk fat Doodles the cat with a stick and they have landed on my stick over and over again. He loves to chase them.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
2 Sep 18
@DianneN It was so pretty. I can see why you would find Doodles chasing a dragonfly more exciting than a chipmunk or mouse.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
2 Sep 18
Wehad a beautiful copper colored one fly by today. He was so pretty. I would love to see Doodles chasing them.
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DianneN
@DianneN (254926)
• United States
2 Sep 18
@velvet53 I don't think I've ever seen a copper colored one before. I'll have to pay more attention. It's much more pleasant to see Doodles chasing them than chipmunks and mice.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
3 Aug 18
I'm sure it attracted a lot of buyers. Great picture of it.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
5 Aug 18
Thank you. People were sure watching it. Today they were flying around everywhere.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
6 Aug 18
@just4him Yes they are. I wish that I could get better pictures of them.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
5 Aug 18
@velvet53 I'm not surprised, they're a beautiful insect.
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
22 Aug 18
@velvet53 I bet it was an interesting moving sale with the visitor flying around and helping you sell things.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
22 Aug 18
It sure was. We are still having the sale and now I am seeing more and more dragonflies. How beautiful they are to watch.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
23 Aug 18
@Hannihar Not that I know of. They just fly around and do their own thing. They do eat mosquitoes.
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
23 Aug 18
@velvet53 Do they bother people at all?
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rsa101
@rsa101 (40999)
• Philippines
25 Aug 18
Oh yeah I seem to have not seen this insect in my place now. I think they are not many in the city anymore. But in the countryside they are still abundant. I remember catching those before and playing with it as a child. But nowadays I seldom see one in my place.
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rsa101
@rsa101 (40999)
• Philippines
26 Aug 18
@velvet53 Well I think their natural habitat is being destroyed by human settlements. They usually grow abundant in places we’re the place is is not yet destroyed by people.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
28 Aug 18
@rsa101 That probably is the reason there aren't many around. People does make a difference with some insects.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
26 Aug 18
It is sad when a beautiful creature cant be seen anymore in areas. Maybe there is a reason for that.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (209080)
• United States
7 Sep 18
We have a lot of them around here. They like to sit on car antennas.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (209080)
• United States
7 Sep 18
@velvet53 Virginia,,,kind of in the woods.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
7 Sep 18
@snowy22315 Lucky you. I would give anything to live in the woods again.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
7 Sep 18
Where do you live? I remember when I was in Iowa and Kansas they were everywhere. I love to watch them.
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bonnie
@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
2 Aug 18
okay i just found out they eat smaller insects like mosqitos good to have around
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bonnie
@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
3 Aug 18
@velvet53 probably why it was there. hopefully you will get more dragon fly's
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
5 Aug 18
@bunnybon7 We had a bunch of dragonflies hanging around the sale tosay. It was so neat.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
3 Aug 18
I hope more of them come around. I have plenty of food for them at my place.
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Hope
@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
2 Aug 18
It must be interested in fishing. I wonder what kind of fish it wanted to catch? How dis the sale go?
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
2 Aug 18
Well if he is good at fishing I will take him with me the next time I get to go. We might be surprised what he will catch. The sale went good. We will be at it again tomorrow.
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Hope
@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
3 Aug 18
@velvet53 Beautiful!
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
5 Aug 18
@1hopefulman There was dragonflies all around today at the sale. There was a bunch of baby ones which was fun to watch.
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
25 Oct 18
That was indeed fun. Imagine, he knows where to land again once the fishing pole he is perching gets sold.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
26 Oct 18
I had so much fun with him. I am getting ideas for flowers to plant next year that will attract dragonflies.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
26 Oct 18
@SIMPLYD Wow, I didn't know that they would bite. See I can learn something new every day.
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
26 Oct 18
@velvet53 And probably also what attracts butterflies. It must be so nice to see dragonflies and at the same time hovering in the garden. But I am a bit hesitant with dragonflies, because they seem to bite .
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Faye
@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
25 Oct 18
Oh wow. I love dragonflies
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
26 Oct 18
I do too! I am making a list of flowers that attack dragonflies. I want bunches around me next year.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
27 Oct 18
@FayeHazel I am having fun doing this as I am also learning a lot of other things.
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Faye
@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
26 Oct 18
@velvet53 Nice smart to research that
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
23 Oct 18
What a great visitor. Love those dragonflies.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
23 Oct 18
He sure was. Now I have to wait until next year to see him again.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
23 Oct 18
@CarolDM I am going to check and see what kind of flowers will attack dragonflies, hummingbirds and butterflies then I will plant a bunch of them next year.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
23 Oct 18
@velvet53 I know, the same here with the butterflies.
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Nocturnal Writer
@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
8 Jul 19
This dragon loves to be on this yard sale.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
8 Jul 19
Oh yes and he/she brought us good luck. The customers were enjoying watching him/her.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
8 Jul 19
@Nakitakona I didn't know that. They could live forever if I could help them do it. I love watching them.
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Nocturnal Writer
@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
8 Jul 19
@velvet53 dragonfly has up to 6 months to live.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (120999)
• United States
2 Aug 18
I have not seen a dragonfly in what seems like forever.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (120999)
• United States
3 Aug 18
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
2 Aug 18
I will send some your way.
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (189927)
• Boise, Idaho
2 Aug 18
Love the dragonflies. I wonder if they are a messenger of a lost love one.
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (189927)
• Boise, Idaho
4 Aug 18
@velvet53 .....It sure would.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
3 Aug 18
They just might be. Wouldn't that be neat if they were?
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mor
@stringer321 (5682)
• Kiryat Ata, Israel
15 Aug 18
Nice to see a dragonfly, I also see a dragonfly where I secure cables left outdoors by the electricity company. Their color is strong, shiny, their flying style is nice, I can never tell where they will land, what they eat and what they are looking for. They are like a living decoration, a colorful robot that flies around, spreading some magic :-)
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
15 Aug 18
I love your description of a dragonfly. I am copying this to always have it near.
Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
16 Aug 18
@stringer321 You are an angel, mor. I will always cherish and follow what you wrote.
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mor
@stringer321 (5682)
• Kiryat Ata, Israel
15 Aug 18
@velvet53 Thank you, I'm glad I was able to help by describing the bug. May the magic stay with you (the magic from the dragonfly, that helped you to sell), so you can keep selling stuff, attract more friends, and become like a dragonfly yourself. Smile and be good, spread your magic.
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
5 Sep 18
You got a great photo of that dragonfly.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
23 Oct 18
Thanks Jabo. I haven't been on here much lately and keep forgetting to check some of my posts.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
25 Oct 18
@jaboUK I guess we just have other things that has to be taken care of first. I have been keeping pretty busy with my granddaughter and plants.
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
24 Oct 18
@velvet53 Thatr's ok, I'm not here too much myself lately.
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Cindy Tolbert
@cintol (11261)
• United States
15 Aug 18
That is so cool, they say dragonflies are guests from heaven stopping by to say hello. That one must have loved to fish huh.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
15 Aug 18
They can come see me any time. I bet this one did love to fish.
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Cindy Tolbert
@cintol (11261)
• United States
15 Aug 18
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Courage7
@Courage7 (19626)
• United States
2 Aug 18
I haven´t seen a dragon fly for a while. But when they are in season here the sky is filled with them so beautiful.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
2 Aug 18
I would love to see that again. Where do you live? When I lived in Iowa and Kansas I saw them quite often.that.
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Courage7
@Courage7 (19626)
• United States
2 Aug 18
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
2 Aug 18
@Courage7 That is where I am.
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