Dragonflies

Does anybody here like dragonflies? I think they are so cute and they do not bite nor sting so I like them in the garden and I cannot wait for spring to come so I can start working in the garden and see them around again. Maybe I won't see them outside right now so I just decided to create a tablescape using them as my inspiration.

Tablescape Thursday is hosted by our most gracious hostess, Susan of http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/and if you want to treat yourself to some awesome tablescapes, you need to go pay her and her participants a visit.

I bought this copper dragonfly from a local frame and gift shop. It's quite big and I really like it. I kept it on top of our corner china cabinet in the dining room with just the face showing and almost forgot about it. One day while in the bathroom, I suddenly got a glimpse of a pot with a topiary in it and noticed that it has a dragonfly. You see, I had to bring a lot of plants in the house before it got cold, to save them from freezing. The pot reminded me of the dragonfly sculpture that I have, which also gave me the idea for this tablescape.

Don't you just like those cobalt blue eyes?

I bought these dishes last summer from Marshalls. When I saw "Rice, rice, baby", on the bowls, I just had to have them too. We eat rice here day and night.
John and I still have our bad colds so we had some hot homecooked soup. And of course we had to have some rice with it. I got the hobnail plate chargers sometime last year from Dillards. They were 75 % off but I can't remember how much I bought them for anymore.

I like the shape of the dinner plates, so unusual. Somehow, they remind me of something turkish, of a mosque. I use dipping sauce with crushed hot pepper when I eat so I use a mini saucer with my setting. John doesn't.

How many dragonflies do you see here?

Did you see all 4 of them?

I hope you like this casual setting. Thank you for coming by and thanks, Susan for hosting one of my favorite parties.