We enjoyed sitting on the porch in the cooler evening air last night, discussing our day, and our plans for the upcoming week ahead.
In the darkness of the woods I noticed a tiny twinkling light nestled in the tree line, and then another, and several more......The Lightning Bugs have returned !
Most people know about Lightning Bugs, cute little flying beetles with bottoms that light up at dusk to facilitate one task all life forms are driven to accomplish – reproduction.
In Middle Tennessee, our Lightning Bugs come out once the sun is well below the horizon and produce a bright yellow green light that blinks on and off in the gathering night.
In the coming few weeks the darkness of the woods will be lit by the twinkling lights and mating rituals of the Lightning Bugs, or Fireflies as known to non-Southerners, meeting and creating beautiful luminescence together.
Close your eyes and think back to the long hot summers of childhood.
Playing outside until late in the evening, sitting on the front porch eating ice-cold watermelon slices, listening to the crickets chirp, and the tree frogs sing.
Remember catching Lightning Bugs and keeping them in a Mason jar ?
They glowed beside you all night long sitting on your night table....
Innocence and childhood going hand in hand.
The magic has returned....
6 comments:
I have read that if you see lightning bugs in your yard ,you are a good steward of nature. You have been rewarded!
I'm still amazed when I see lightning bugs - although here we don't see them much. I also loved what we called "mosquito hawks' growing up in N.O. - later learned they are actually called 'dragon flies'.
Oh wow, we are too cold for lightening bugs. That is a great photo and I could picture your sitting ther and soaking in the atmosphere.
Wonderful photo.
I recall the wonder as a child of viewing the lightening bugs and even today continue to
be intrigued by the very nature of their mechanics, performance and gift of light.
Setting on the porch and observing them has to be one of the most relaxing things to do....
You captured a great photo of it all....
I have memories of lightning bugs as a very young child ( in New jersey) .I was completely fascinated by them - - and my fascination hasn"t waned. They are a magical gift of summer.
Unfortunately, there were no lightning bugs in California or West Texas where I lived - - but I'm glad they are here in TN.
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