When I learned that the original finder of that Fiery-eyed Dancer saw two again yesterday after spending only fifteen minutes there, I couldn't stand it! I had to try again!
I arrived at the location shortly before 11:00 AM. Immediately, I placed a chair in the water at the location they had been seen twice previously and sat patiently waiting. Here's my view from the chair. I was so still that a damselfly perched repeatedly on my shoe. You can see the tip of my shoe (to the right of my ever-present shadow), complete with dragonfly, at the bottom edge of this first photo. (The yellow sign is at the side of the road.)
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| Springwater Dancer on my shoe |
After twenty minutes or so when I was certain the ode of my quest was not there, I started looking farther downstream. To my amazement, I had gone no more than 10-20 feet farther than I spied one coming and going to a perch on a twig just above the water. I immediately knew what it was. It was real!
I'm positive I hadn't overlooked it two days ago. I just hadn't been at the right spot at the right time.
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