http://manchesterlibrary.org/read/589 Manchester, NH's Online Library Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:44:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://manchesterlibrary.org/read/589/comment-page-1#comment-96 Deutschland spot Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:31:40 +0000 http://manchesterlibrary.org/?p=589#comment-96 Great article. Nice blog. Keep it coming. Mike Great article. Nice blog. Keep it coming. Mike

]]> http://manchesterlibrary.org/read/589/comment-page-1#comment-95 www.tattoobody.org Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:33:54 +0000 http://manchesterlibrary.org/?p=589#comment-95 <a href="http://www.tattoobody.org/" rel="nofollow">The dragonfly</a>, with its delicate, fine line depictions and gossamer thin yet opalescent WINGS and body, is a frequent insect subject of tattoo art, symbolic of swift activity according to some Native American groups. To the Chinese, the dragonfly is a symbol of summer but also of instability. To the Japanese, the dragonfly means quite a bit more. In fact, an old name for Japan, Akitsu-shimu, means `Dragonfly Island." There the dragonfly was good luck, a sign of a good harvest, and used as a symbol for warrior clans and emperors alike. The dragonfly, with its delicate, fine line depictions and gossamer thin yet opalescent WINGS and body, is a frequent insect subject of tattoo art, symbolic of swift activity according to some Native American groups. To the Chinese, the dragonfly is a symbol of summer but also of instability. To the Japanese, the dragonfly means quite a bit more. In fact, an old name for Japan, Akitsu-shimu, means `Dragonfly Island.” There the dragonfly was good luck, a sign of a good harvest, and used as a symbol for warrior clans and emperors alike.

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