{"id":1120,"date":"2023-08-21T18:30:43","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T09:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/?p=1120"},"modified":"2025-08-18T07:31:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T22:31:25","slug":"ulan-is-the-friend-to-all-dragonflies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/2023\/08\/21\/ulan-is-the-friend-to-all-dragonflies\/","title":{"rendered":"Ulan is the friend to all dragonflies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a0eabb91cb9b&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a0eabb91cb9b\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_0319thm-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_0319thm-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_0319thm-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_0319thm-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_0319thm-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_0319thm-1320x990.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_0319thm.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We went to the trout farm in Katashina two weeks ago, and enjoyed the cool 28\u00b0C. As always, the air was filled with dragonflies flying about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a trick to catching dragonflies. As you know, they like to land on the reeds standing out above the water, right? If you point your finger up, the dragonflies might land on your finger. Ulan is a master at it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a0eabb91d0b8&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a0eabb91d0b8\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_0325thm-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_0325thm-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_0325thm-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_0325thm-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_0325thm-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_0325thm-1320x990.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_0325thm.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We went to the trout farm in Katashina two weeks ago, and enjoyed the cool 28\u00b0C. As always, the air was filled with dragonflies flying about. There is a trick to catching dragonflies. As you know, they like to land on the reeds standing out above the water, right? If you point your finger up, &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/2023\/08\/21\/ulan-is-the-friend-to-all-dragonflies\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Ulan is the friend to all dragonflies&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[121,122,102],"class_list":["post-1120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-life","tag-dragonflies","tag-summer","tag-ulan"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1120"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1120\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2425,"href":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1120\/revisions\/2425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}