I am a mountain man.

Wait, wait, wait for it until the wind shifts the cloud ball across, into the center of the mountain ridge.

We went back to the pond this morning to check on the development of the Anax nymph that I shared in my previous post HERE

Sadly, you will see in the late edit of the previous post what happened to the nymph, as the strong overnight wind wiped out everything.
But not a problem as there is always much else to see here. Today I will show you photos of the lone mountain towards the north and also a mountain range towards the east.
So without further ado, come and have a look.

This pedestrian certainly stuck to the rules. (See the notice top left) :)
A bit of humor is always good for the soul.

We stopped off at our local public park first on our drive for me to take some photos of our mountain range. I have 3 photos of the mountain range for you to see below. Including this one.

Look at this lovely picture of a cycad branch curl next to a paradise flower.

The cloud ball had moved on as we traveled past the mountain again on our way back.

I took this shot in my car door's mirror on our way out. It's towards the east behind us.

This was what the turn off to our place looked like, and the view is towards the ocean in the west.

And finally, there was a doggie in the sky when we got home.

So, the nymph was gone and whether the dragonfly had fully emerged out of the nymph stage, we will never know. I was so glad to get the photos of my first Anax nymph. At times in our lives the same thing seems to happen regularly.
You will see something today and tomorrow it's gone.
Or things can change in a very short period of time. The same it is with our moods. One moment we can smile, then something happens and the next moment we want to cry.

Some of us attempt to stay aloof and neutral at all times in an attempt at self-preservation and others simply climb into anything boots and all.
The instantly changing weather here reminds me of this, as every day is not the same and colors change continuously, depending on the wiles of the weather. We are also so different, as today we can like someone and tomorrow, we don't. Mother nature is a great teacher and if we can stay as anchored as a mountain in our lives, so many things can change.
Just my way of looking at things lately.

I hope you have enjoyed the pictures and the story.

Disclaimer!
Note: No need to scan this for AI, as it will never be used in any of my posts. I like to do things the "old fashioned" hard way, by doing my own research.

And That's All Friends.

Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Canon Powershot SX70HS Bridge camera.

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