Do you know the dragonflies at Yellowstone National Park are red? Iridescent dark red, including the wings. I'd never seen such coloring before but there they were in August of 2003 near Old Faithful. The dragonflies on this lamp are a hybrid of the Yellowstone variety and every other variety I've seen in my life. And that red will carry nicely into the dining room beside the library.
Anyway, I'm going to find a new 13-watt Ott bulb tomorrow and hopefully my card using self-adhesive canvas (a gift from reader kegbo!) will look better with the full-spectrum light 'cause it looked like hee-haw with an incandescent bulb and with a flash.
Hee.
Haw.
Your lamp is quite beautiful. And I can't wait to see your card. Good luck getting a new bulb!
ReplyDeleteThat lamp is "da bomb"!! I remember those dragonflies from my youth. My family vacations were camping based and one of my Dad's favorite destinations was Yellowstone. I have a funny story involving some frisky bear cubs climbing on our car and mom screaming for my dad to back up the camper but I won't go into that here....:-)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous lamp!
ReplyDeleteLove your lamp, but then I am a great dragonfly fan
ReplyDeleteWow! This is amazing - love the dragonflies!
ReplyDeleteWow . . . that lamp certainly has IMPACT . . . even if it was useless for taking a photo of your card! xxx
ReplyDeleteNice looking lamp! Looking forward to seeing yuor card w/canvas. :)
ReplyDeleteEvery room needs a focal point. This one is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteIf you take the bayou tour while in New Orleans, you will see dragon flies in an abundance of colors: orange, green, blue, red, etc. It was an amazing experience that I will never forget.
ReplyDeleteStill love that lamp!
Oh what an absolutely GORGEOUS lamp! And in your library --- how perfect. I'd have this lamp on all day every day, and sit by it whenever possible. A lamp to read and/or dream by. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteMost beautiful lamp!
ReplyDeleteThat's quite the lamp. That's more than a lamp, that's decoration. It puts those Ott lights to shame with its pure presence.
ReplyDeleteThat's a beautiful lamp - really pretty. We have red dragonflies over here, too - I take photos of them most years. I love them in art but not too sure I like them too much in real life, especially when you get close up photos of their faces :-(
ReplyDeleteYour lamp is just beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLove that lamp--it's simply gorgeous! I have red dragonflies near my pool every summer here in the Los Angeles area. They're very pretty.
ReplyDeleteYour lamp is gorgeous. You still have me chuckling a day later thinking about your "hee-haw" statement, Susan. You're so funny. ;)
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