Dragonflies, hummingbirds, bats, bees, and moths. I would like to keep, raise, or house these creatures in some way over the course of my life. All five at once, if possible. I would love to have all of these inhabiting my backyard. Not too hard, probably; I think it's a matter of keeping a proper sort of garden that will feed them and attract them, and maybe hatching some eggs once in a while. The bats, naturally, I would have to build them a house and hope they come to it. But I really have a fondness for these five flying things, and it would mke me happy to know that they are always present and I am always helping them live.

It just came to mind because Mills is filled with dragonflies. And the really lovely sort--large, blue or red, with iridescent wings, busily darting about and eating mosquitoes.

Pollinators and mosquito-eaters. I'll be happy to help them in any way I can, and if they like me, they'll stick around. Keeping wild things in a wild way would make me happy.

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