Several years ago, during a visit back home in France, my grand-mother invited my parents, my siblings and their families as well as 
After getting our stomachs full with the great food, what else to do but go for a walk along the river to start the digestion. There were quite a few dragonflies flying around and I spent several minutes trying to get good shots of them.
Enjoy the pictures.
On the picture below and on the wood stick, you can see some of the skins previously shed by some dragonflies.
The camera used was a Nikon D80.