Hi Gretchen, and welcome back to China.
I never saw the dragonfly like that, but your absolutely right - can't see it any other way now!
Fung shui is all about alignment of man's activities with the environment.
Fung shui woods are the semi natural woods behind villages which serve a range of purposes from protection from harsh winds, provision of fruit (starfruit, Breadfruit,pomelo), wood (camphor for cupboards), bamboo, rattan, traditional medicines, refuges for spirits and decoration. This means they have a wide range of species of plants and with them a variety of microhabitats. They are a major feature of the valley I live in, and there are pix in various places in this thread.
As you can imagine this makes them good for woodland birds and a refuge for a wide range of wildlife. They also served as a source for seeds for reforesting the formerly denuded hillsides of Hong Kong.
A far remove from putting a goldfish bowl in the auspicious dragon's eye quadrant of a New York real estate office to attract the wealth god, but that's where it came from!
There were some birds today - 2 Great Egret, 6 Little Egret and Chinese Pond Heron flew over the house this morning, and the White-breasted Waterhens in the field behind the house had at least two fledged chicks.
More interesting Dylan has heard the Brown Wood Owl two evenings in a row - the first time in two and half years it's been heard on consecutive evenings
Cheers
Mike