Oh you are so lucky. You gave one a ride, how lovely.
I don't live near water so rarely do I see them.
Early this Spring I saw one and was delighted.
Small ponds dot a large area here in southern MA and dragonflies are everywhere. It's fun to watch them as they are either industrious or resting in the sun. Either way they're beautiful.
There are something like 400 different kinds of dragonflies with different colors. Their prehistoric size was a wingspan of 12 inches.