It's a dragonfly year

I couldn't tell you why, but it sure seems to be a good year for dragonflies. Not only have I seen a lot, but I'm noticing many of my photographer friends posting photos of them as well.

I also don't know how far into the summer they will last, but there were lots of them along Highway 34 between Pierre and Sturgis this last weekend. These were photographed in the DeSmet Forest just east of the "Little Town on the Prairie," DeSmet, South Dakota in June.