Monday, June 18, 2012
just now. there must have been 50 or 60 lightning bugs in our back yard. at any given moment there were 10 - 15 lit up. or more. dashing through the dusky light. tom caught one with his first try, and i couldn't bear making it stay away from it's friends. it crawled around my hand and my arm, lighting up my skin. and then flew off into the shady half-dark. i tried photos, but it didn't really work. and i didn't have the patience for all i wanted to do was dance in the long grass and flirt with the lightning bugs. tom, a few cats, a hazy, dusky june night and a city yard popping with lightning bugs. our little country plot in the heart of the city. it really is amazing!
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We put them in coke bottles as kids. It doesn't hurt them and you can let them go after the kids have a chance to play with them.
ReplyDeleteThis is a really cool house.
Mike and I watched them from our bedroom window last night. There were so many! I said, "It's like a peaceful Fourth of July".
ReplyDeleteI'll have to start looking for them in our garden. Like sparkles in the evening.
ReplyDeleteA June night dancing with the lightning bugs... Sigh.
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