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Thanks Randy very interesting and insightful.
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Spelling was never my strong suit - hence I went for Math
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and some people say that wasn't very strong either.
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But as Tai T'ung , a 13th century Chinese scholar says
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"Were I to await perfection, my book would never be finished."
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but in my case its post not book!
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Enjoy the last of summer
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Paul
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Just a bit of a humerous note, Paul...I'm not picking on spelling/grammar, but what you wrote is actually a) different from what you meant, and b) somewhat humerous.
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Your subject: Big Dragon Flies
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...actually means one of two things:
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     One, there's a big dragon out there which is flying.
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     Two, you are making a comment on a particular group of flies called Dragon Flies, and they're big!
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From the context of your email, I imagine you meant "big dragonflies". 
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If the insect you're writing about is a real fly (from the order Diptera [meaning "two wings"]), then the word "fly" is separate:
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     Horse Fly, Deer Fly, Black Fly, Dance Fly, Flower Fly, Hover Fly, Robber Fly, tonnes more.
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But many insects have "fly" in their names, yet are not true flies. In this case, "fly" is incorporated into the name of the insect:
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    Damselfly, Stonefly, Scorpionfly, Mayfly, Butterfly, Caddisfly
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Entomologically yours,
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Randy
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<br/>RF Lauff
<br/>Way in the boonies of
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On 3 September 2015 at 13:43,
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Hi All
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Last evening was so nice the canoe wanted to go for a paddle on the river.
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It was delightful - a little breeze until the sun went down then still.
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We went up to Turnback Pool where we stopped to get the kinks out
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of our legs. Need pay attention to our age!
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Just at the pool there is a little bar which is convenient to pull out at.
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The grass is high along the river and a good hatch of midges was flying along the bank.
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They were a light yellow - something like a Yellow Sally but I have no idea as to species.
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Big Dragon flies were feasting on them. Just like seagulls enjoying French fries!
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I kind of felt sorry for the midges but I guess they ate something on the ways to
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being flies! A couple of times a fish grabbed a dragon fly - the cycle of life!
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The river bottom is composed of small stones at that spot and continually changes.
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A wayward stump will hook on the bottom and it will cause the river flow to gouge out a pool.
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The small stones are like a carpet moving slowly down river. The water level is reasonably
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high for early September. About the first of July when the river level is low it is common to see
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a kettle of Lamprey Eels in the gravel. An active sight.
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Enjoy September
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Paul
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