The Power of Positive Thinking

I am not a fan of the heart-leaved lilies infesting the lake. Once confined to a small area in one inlet, they now circle the shoreline, popping up and spreading like a teenager's untreated pimples.

However, watching one female Fragile Forktail using one leaf as a platform for oviposition provided a little relief. A little, mind you, not a lot.

But even one small happy observation on yet one more rainy gray day almost made me see the sunny side of the plague of pads.