June 16 was Nature Photography Day as proclaimed by the North American Nature Photography Association. This Blue-Eyed Darner dragonfly was at Laguna Lake, a small community lake in San Luis Obispo.
!["Nature's Helicopter" [Blue-Eyed Darner Dragonfly Male in San Luis Obispo, California]](https://www.dvtwist.com/wp-content/uploads/20190615112700-D7200B_01351_DxO-cropped-blog.jpg)
!["Landing Gear Up" [Blue-Eyed Darner Dragonfly Male in San Luis Obispo, California]](https://www.dvtwist.com/wp-content/uploads/20190615114655-D7200B_01387_DxO-cropped-blog.jpg)
!["Blue Leader" [Blue-Eyed Darner Dragonfly Male in San Luis Obispo, California]](https://www.dvtwist.com/wp-content/uploads/20190615115203-D7200B_01410_DxO-wide-crop-blog.jpg)
!["Dinner at the Lake" [American White Pelican in Oso Flaco Lake, California]](https://www.dvtwist.com/wp-content/uploads/20190623170852-D7200B_01687_DxO-blog.jpg)
Above : A White Pelican at Oso Flaco Lake, an unexpected zone of peace and quiet on the edge of the Oceano Dunes State Vehicle Recreation Area.
Right: A monument at the Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery.
!["Grave Girl" [Memorial Statue in Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery, California]](https://www.dvtwist.com/wp-content/uploads/20190623144039-D7200A_12551_DxO-cropped-shrunk-blog.jpg)
!["Lady of the Evening" [Hooker's Evening Primrose at Oso Flaco Lake, California]](https://www.dvtwist.com/wp-content/uploads/20190623172731-D7200A_12559_DxO-cropped-blog.jpg)
Above: A Hooker’s Evening Primrose flower at Oso Flaco Lake.
Once again I found some old photos on my hard drive that deserved a second look
!["Concrete Forms" [Hoover Dam Arizona Spillway in Arizona]](https://www.dvtwist.com/wp-content/uploads/20080317104540-ND40_03173-Southwest-Roadtrip-Hoover-Dam-Arizona-Nevada-03-17-08_DxO_2-enlarged-blog.jpg)
Arizona Spillway, Hoover Dam – 2008
!["All Aboard!" [Railway Passengers in Union Station, Denver, Colorado]](https://www.dvtwist.com/wp-content/uploads/2006DC2-S2IS_02568_DxO-enlarged-cropped-blog.jpg)
Union Station in Denver, Colorado – 2006
!["The Man in the Yellow Helmet" [ Officer on the Norwegian Pearl Cruise Ship in San Francisco]](https://www.dvtwist.com/wp-content/uploads/20100922181141-ND90_14026_DxO-rotated-cropped-blog.jpg)
Norwegian Pearl Cruise Ship in San Francisco – 2010
!["Keep it Clean" [Window Washer in Chicago, Illinois]](https://www.dvtwist.com/wp-content/uploads/20060506064342-S2IS_01589_DxO-cropped-GP-scale-2x-blog.jpg)
Chicago, Illinois – 2006