gordon p Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 Went to the Honey Hill Orchard in Waterman IL. This has been an annual event for almost 10 years. Great selection of apples and killer pies plus jams, honey and a bunch of other tasty comestibles. While walking around I saw a dragonfly that looked odd in flight. It landed on a fence post and I was able to get within a foot. Wow, it had markings like the one in the photo here but the markings near the abdomen were much darker. It did not have the other spots on the wing either. Really something. I don't think it was this species. It flew away before I could snap a photo. Meandered home and stopped in Elburn, what a cool little town. Walked into Ream's Meat Market....................Holy Moly. CRAZY selection of stuff. Thirty or so people shopping on a Sunday. I asked the female cashier if this was typical for and Sunday and she said " this is slow, usually there are 2 lines waiting to check out" Who woulda thunk..........................lovely day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve S. Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 Reams is the best! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon p Posted September 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 Saw this today too. A couple of miles north of Waterman. There were 3 more silo's ( ? ) on the other side. Looks like a dwelling of sorts on top with a door ? Window ? Any guesses ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike G Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 Gordon, It is probably a dovecote left over from the days when people were serious about raising pigeons-depression chickens. Some old houses in Chicago have these on their roofs. I see them on barns and sheds a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark K Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 While walking around I saw a dragonfly that looked odd in flight. It landed on a fence post and I was able to get within a foot. Wow, it had markings like the one in the photo here but the markings near the abdomen were much darker. It did not have the other spots on the wing either. Really something. I don't think it was this species. It flew away before I could snap a photo. They call those "saddlebag" dragonflies. There are a couple different species. This is a Carolina Saddlebags. They seem to show up around late summer, which is when I took this. https://flic.kr/p/oXiS1w Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon p Posted September 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 Thanks for the info gents ! Mark, that looks like the dragonfly.....................tanks. Will be going back to Ream's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve S. Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 Will be going back to Ream's. Try the cranberry cheddar snack stix and also chili cheese is pretty good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon p Posted September 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 Try the cranberry cheddar snack stix and also chili cheese is pretty good! will do ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colindanenberger Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 I've really getting into to tying dragonflies and damselflies but not dry. There are loads of blue damsels and pale or dark olive one's and loads of rust / amber or orange one's around my usual fishing hole.. The Ponds apartments here in bloomington IL on G.E. road. There are two ponds . I use my coyote fly and use a wine or red thread. cuzz there seems to be a purple/caret colored dragon fly...the only way to explain the color is like an ISO color but on a dragon fly and man those fish nail it aggressively. i'll post some pictures soon of the flies i use. take care and don't be scarred on trying new things.If you fly tie i'll be more than happy to show you all how to tie.If any of you just PM me or E-mail me at colindanenberger01@gmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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