蜻蜓 (Dragonfly)

小时候，住家附近有许多蜻蜓。傍晚时分，我们都喜欢看它们自由自在的水沟旁飞翔。偶尔，我们会抓一两只来玩玩，但从不伤害它们。

社会不断进步，城市不停发展，适合蜻蜓繁殖的生态环境也越来越少了。

昨早在公园再次遇见这只蜻蜓，它就像遇见老朋友般，一动也不动的让我为它拍摄。遗憾的是它孤单的身影栖息在花枝上，异常落寞。昔日成群的伴侣已不知去向。

在人类发展的路途上，如果能照顾到自然生态环境的保护，就能确保下一代不需只从互联网上认识何谓蜻蜓或萤火虫等可爱的虫儿了。

During my childhood days, dragonfly and damselfly could be easily seen around our living place. As a child, I like to watch them flying around the ditch near our house. Sometimes, we would catch them one in each hand, hold them face-to-face and see them touch and interact with each other.

As we grow up and the country develops, I almost had forgotten these childhood friends until I picked up macro photography recently. The beautiful photos of dragonfly and damselfly in the magazines rekindle the thought of further encounters with these little playmates.

This Sunday morning when I had a walk in the park with my camera, I saw this dragonfly resting on a plant hence I stopped and took some photographs of her. She seemed to be happy meeting her old friend and stayed quiet throughout for me to take proper shots.