When I was a teen, I was walking down a narrow dirt road. I came upon an area that was completely covered with yellow butterflies that had black markings. There were hundreds and hundreds of them, and all were fluttering their wings. They didn't seem in the least disturbed that I was in their midst. I stood there in majestic silence thinking how blessed I was to see something so wonderful.

When I was an adult, I was hiking in Canaan State Park. I rounded a bend and it looked that a tree, the bushes and grass were alive and pulsating. As I walked nearer, I saw dragonflies of every color. They clung to every available surface. There had to be thousands of them and it was the most remarkable thing I have ever seen in nature.

Jan