I am not sure why, and I am not sure I can even figure out why…but this image makes me smile. It just does. It ought to have one of those clever, inspirational, aspirational slogans on the bottom and be sold as a poster. I can see it on a dorm room wall. “Take the higher view.” or “Things always look better from the top.” or “Stand on a Buttercup and the whole world similes with you.” Or something like that. If you have a better idea, let me know.

So I just looked to see if this bug happens to be in Kenn Kaufman’s excellent Field Guide to the Nature of New England, my go to reference for a quick ID, and unless I am much mistaken, this little bug is actually a Firefly! And now I am really smiling! Firefly on a Buttercup in the afternoon sun…what could be better than that!

The image is from a late afternoon Sunday dragonfly prowl at the meadows at Emmons Preserve. I found few dragonflies (though one new one for me), but this image makes the whole trip worthwhile. Again, I don’t know why, but it does!

Olympus OM-D E-M10 with 75-300mm zoom.  600mm equivalent. Processed in Snapseed on my tablet.