Strange critter in our garden

Before I post about a strange critter in our garden at the moment, I just want to say that I have NEVER felt as exhausted as I was on Saturday. I was paste. I suppose it stands to reason - three weeks in and out of the city on a regular basis, an overnight stay earlier this week supporting a hospital patient (albeit an easy one!)  and in between getting MIL to the clinic and subsequently sorting her medication, which she insists on administering herself. 

Ergh. 

Nevertheless, I woke up on Sunday and said to Grant that it was the first day I had felt human in about ten days! 

Yesterday afternoon, we were walking up the driveway with Angus, Amanda and children. We'd all enjoyed a delicious BBQ here at our home - Angus did the meat grilling - Grant was forbidden to use his hands and we had a lovely meal together. 

As we neared the gate, six-year-old Joel came dashing back and said there's a huge butterfly on the lamp. He actually shuddered. I had my camera around my neck as I'd been snapping a pair of bird parents and their new fledgling (more about that later). I approached the lamp in question, focused and snapped away. 

At first I thought it was a moth (note the fuzzy head) but Grant reckons it's a type of dragonfly

It has large bulbous eyes and feelers and four legs that I could see 

I tried to get as many angles on this critter as possible

From the top, it's quite a slim critter. It has gossamer wings and Grant says it sports "a dragon fly's tail" 

The critter never moved although its eyes are bright;  it's definitely alive. It may be laying eggs. At the light of day, today (Monday) I'll check if it's still in the same place on the lamp.

Here's wishing you all a wonderful Monday and week ahead.