mysterious, beautiful dragonflies
Here is a beautiful pair of silvertone green abalone dragonfly dangle earrings. These dragonflies measure 1 1/2″ wide and 1 1/8″ long and come on hypo allergenic fish hooks. These shiny shells are a great addition to any look! A great item for gift giving or for yourself. Earrings come to you in a foil gift box though may be a different box color than the one
Authored by Oswaldo Blackburn
I watch a lot more TV than I would like to admit but part of it is because I recently got http://www.cabletvadvisor.com/ satellite TV and now I have way more channels than I know what to do with. I really like reality television, I don’t really like the trashy stuff like where people are fighting all the time. I’m really into that show called Gold Rush because I think it’s fascinating watching to see how people mine for gold in the modern age. I also like pretty much everything that ever comes on the Discovery Channel, especially anything that has to do with animals. I don’t really like Animal Planet for some reason though, which is really weird if you ask me. I really need to get outside more and stop spending all my time in front of the tube but it’s just so tempting when I have a long day at work to just veg out in front of the TV when I get home and collapse onto the couch… I need someone to hold me accountable.
Dragonflies have a rich history in art and interior decoration, both in their natural form and in stylized form as symbols. They appear worldwide in art, fabrics, ceramics, stories, sculpture, furniture and wall carvings. They appear on jewelry, lamps, carpets, clothing, and much more. Although the meaning of dragonflies as symbols varies, the symbolism is invariably positive.
Those who decorate their homes in period styles and want authentic motifs from the past that are still attractive to modern sensibilities often choose dragonflies for their mysterious beauty and natural charm. Lovely as they are, it is still important to use them correctly. At different times and in different places, the dragonfly motif has been portrayed quite differently.
If you favor vintage interior decoration, it is well worth spending some time looking at how dragonfly images have been portrayed and used over the years to prevent mistakes that can clash with the rest of your decor.
Besides showing examples of authentic period design in modern usage, Period Living magazine shows holiday homes and provides rental advertising tips. So if your vintage house with is a second home or you want to rent it for other reasons such as spending time out of the country on business, you can find appreciative and responsible renters who will be gentle with your home and furnishings.
After all, there is no reason not to make money from your second home, and beautiful, thoughtful decor can help you do that. Authentic, fanciful decor can set your home apart from others and make it especially appealing to potential tenants who are looking for a beautiful and interesting place to rent.
From Japanese paintings and the Pueblo pottery of the American Southwest to Pre-Raphaelite paintings and Art Deco furnishings, dragonfly images can enhance the decor of many eras.
These stylish Wallflutter wall decor dragonflies are an easy, graphic way to decorate your space. Made from lightweight, molded plastic with a nickel finish, they mount to the wall or any metal surface with simple tack-and-magnet combination hardware for endless configurations – your imagination is the limit! Set of 20 dragonflies includes four sizes ranging from 4.5″ x 2.5″ x .5″ to 5.75″ x 3.25″ x .75″. Design: Marion Lanktree and Alan Wisniewski exclusively for Umbra – a worldwide leader in casual, contemporary and affordable design for the
“Dragonfly ponds,” as I use the term here, are “natural” ponds, meaning they are ecosystems that have been allowed to develop naturally. They contain plants, dragonfly larvae, mosquito larvae, and other creatures. Often they also have fish, frogs, turtles or other wildlife, which may include snakes, etc. Fish eat mosquito larvae and dragonflies eat mosquitoes.
That means a dragonfly pond is not good for swimming. Fish rely on a delicate system of bacteria to break down waste and replenish oxygen. Turtles may bite. And snakes… Well, you see what I mean.
So dragonfly lovers who want to swim often have a swimming pool in addition to or instead of a natural pond or water garden. Unlike a wild pond, swimming pools require maintenance. But they generally require much less maintenance than a water garden or koi pond.
For the same reason that you do not want to swim in a natural pond that is not constantly cleansed by a clear running stream, you want your swimming pool to be sparkling clean and sanitary. That requires using the right pool filters and pool chemicals to keep the water attractive and healthful, but it is easy to do.
You can easily order pool supplies on line and add or change them according to the instructions provided. There is no need to take a lot of time away from watching dragonflies.
After all, dragonflies will generally find their own way into your yard if there are nearby ponds, puddles or slow-running steams. But if you want to swim, you need a swimming pool.
And there is no reason to choose between a pond and a pool when you can so easily have both a thriving wild pond and a sparkling, fresh swimming pool, where you can relax on a raft or a chaise and watch dragonflies while sipping a cool drink.
Ordering pool supplies and accessories on line from Doheny’s makes it easy.
Help children identify the beauty and hope in all cycles of life as they follow two insects, Lea and Nym, and the struggles Nym endures when her friend disappears. This is a tender story about loss and change, written to help parents express their views about life and death. The Dragonfly Door may serve many purposes, such as comforting a grieving child or providing facts about dragonflies. Beautifully illustrated by Barbara L. Gibson, the book is cherished by parents, grandparents and teachers. It has been adapted into a mini-play in various communities to help children cope with the loss of their classmates. Also see The Dragonfly Secret: A Story of Boundless Love, a companion book for ages eight to adult (ISBN
Even the most dedicated dragonfly watchers have to go home sometime. And when they do, they want to be comfortable and visually soothed or stimulated just like everyone else. Being dragonfly lovers, though, we tend to be very visual and to care a lot about how our surroundings look.
For those who care about interior design as well as landscaping, there is an interesting site called Houzz that offers over 250,000 photos of interior decor in real homes. Houzz provides a forum for homeowners and professional designers and landscapers to share ideas and solutions. The site has gotten rave reviews from CNN, Wall Street Journal, and a host of other media.
The Houzz site is organized into categories that you can browse by
Style (type of decor: Asian, contemporary, eclectic, Mediterranean, modern, traditional, or tropical)
Space (bathroom, bedroom, closet, dining room, entry, exterior, family room, hall, home office, kids, kitchen, landscape, laundry room, living room, media room, patio, pool, porch, powder room, staircase, wine cellar)
You can also browse by Metro area (including cities in the US, Canada, Australia, and the UK, plus Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Tel Aviv and 55,000 other metro areas). There are other categories, too, making it possible to organize the site for viewing just about any way you want to.
There are sections for asking questions, for locating products, and for finding professionals to help. The site also provides a free place for designers to display their portfolios
Houzz even provides a way to create your own personal ideabook to save your favorite photos into an online file for each home or garden renovation or decorating project you are planning. You can also upload your own photos to view with the ones you have saved from the site.
So to keep your home surroundings as fresh and appealing as a dragonfly, now there is free help and inspiration. And for planning a beautiful garden to attract dragonflies, Houzz has a Landscape section, with over 1500 landscaping photos.
What a tremendous resource!
Visit any pond on a summer day and the air will be alive with dragonflies and damselflies–shimmering aerobatic daredevils that dart above the water and even into nearby fields and woodlands. Organized for easy use in the field, this abundantly illustrated guide, with more than 400 color photographs, is the first to cover Georgia’s dragonflies and damselflies (odonates). It details more than 150 species–species that are also the ones most likely to be seen throughout the U.S. Southeast north of Florida.The guide first explains dragonfly and damselfly body parts, taxonomy, life cycles, and habitats; discusses conservation issues; and offers tips on observing and photographing odonates. Later chapters, organized according to the ten odonate families, such as spreadwings, darners, spiketails, and emeralds, provide general family information followed by accounts of individual species. The beautifully illustrated species accounts describe general appearance and key identification
Dragonflies move fast, and their wings are often so transparent that they are hard to see unless the light is just right. So for dragonfly lovers, being able to see well is essential to enjoying our favorite nature-watching pastime, dragonfly-watching or oding.
If you wear glasses, you want to make sure your prescription is up to date, that your glasses are clean, and that they have an antiglare coating. You may need some good prescription sunglasses to really see as well as you want to on sunny days.
Some people neglect ordering prescription sunglasses or skimp on extras like anti-reflective coating, because they worry about the extra expense. If you shop at eyeglasses stores in the malls or at the opticians recommended by ophthalmologists, you can see why. Even the optometrist chain stores can be quite expensive.
But you can get exactly what you need to see well for oding—and other activities—by ordering glasses on line directly from the manufacturer, Zenni Optical. They use top quality materials and the most efficient manufacturing techniques and then sell directly to glasses-wearers, offering free shipping for orders over $50.
With no retail stores, no middlemen, and almost no advertising, they keep prices low and rely on word of mouth to spread the news. So now you know.
For the cost of one pair of expensive mall store glasses, you can buy several pairs of top-quality, stylish glasses with all the trimmings—including prescription glasses and sunglasses with antireflective (AR), oleophobic coating (to resist fingerprints), so your glasses are easy to clean and they stay cleaner. That is important when you are out in the field observing nature.
With AR coating, your glasses don’t glare in the sunlight (or in photos, by the way). So you can see better while driving—or while watching dragonflies. So you look better in photos, and nature looks better to you. Oding was never this easy before.
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Whether it’s with you in your car or on your desk at work, this high quality, inspirational travel mug is a MUST HAVE.
Beautiful, practical & convenient; a favorite traveling companion for years to come.
The mug reads “Everything Happens for a Reason, Just Believe” on the front, with Dragonflies and Irises on the back. (This sale is for one mug only.)
Travel mug holds up to 14 ounces, with a snug plastic lid and two openings for sipping
Made of ceramic
Lid swivels open and closed to prevent spilling
Mug is approximately 6″ tall
No-slip rubber bottom.
Dishwasher and Microwave
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