Our Saturday was off to an early start with the dogs favorite game of
'chuckit.'
Even at the start of the day, the heat we've been having quickly wore out the
dogs.
The rest of the day was spent mostly inside where it was cool. It ended when I let them out for the last time and my eyes caught the lazy, drifting method of flight of the lightning bugs. Each year I
write about the arrival of fireflies or lightning bugs as they are known in the
south.
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| ~photo via the internet~ |
Even though it was late and I was tired, I got a little excited
because it just can't be summer without lightening bugs. To me there is just something
about watching their luminescent magic on a warm, muggy summer night with the myriad of stars shimmering overhead against the back-drop of near total darkness. I looked down at the dogs and
said something to them about how good it was to see them for the first time this
year. They just looked at me with bored indifference.
But just like when I was a kid, I am spellbound
by them.
you brought me a peaceful moment today. thank you.
ReplyDeleteWonderful post and wonderful pictures. :-)
ReplyDeleteI hear you about the heat! Ugh.
Hope you all have a wonderful Sunday, Kim. ♥
We (actually Elle) saw our first lightning bug on Thursday morning at 4:00 a.m. Tis the season!
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Nadine & Goldens Neeli & Elle
I think it would be amazing to see the lightning bugs.
ReplyDeleteHappy Sunday Kim, I love reading that the lightning bugs are back; when we'd visit Tenn. we always loved seeing them. I'd trade Cicadas any day for them! Love seeing your pups have such a large area to play in; I haven't taken Hunter out alone yet for a walk-still a bit gun-shy.
ReplyDeleteDid get out on a bike ride though(almost 6 miles) and we are taking Hunter over to Lily's to play shortly.
Hugs, Noreen
Reminds me of the good times too. So cool to see them lifting off the lawn as evening comes.
ReplyDeleteThe heat and humidity does wear a body out quickly. It is definitely summer.
Lightning bugs bring back so many great memories but we don't get many of them here...Enjoy them!
ReplyDeleteI have never seen a firefly. Butt my MOM lived in Virginia for a little over a year and she just LOVED them. She could sit for hours just taking it all in. Thank you for the wonderful reminder and memories for my MOM.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Goose
Oh I agree Kim, love the Lightning bugs....we sit and watch them come out at the lake in the fields at dusk and like you, I am a kid again spellbound, what fun, Hugs Francine.
ReplyDeleteFireflies are pure magic to me. I'm glad you get to enjoy them. I miss them. They don't live here in Oregon, but they exist in Maine where i spent my childhood and young adulthood. They're one more splendid thing about summertime!
ReplyDeleteSHE loves lightning bugs. One of these summers....SHE might get there.
ReplyDeleteActually, it's a wonder there are any left with all the ones SHE caught as a child and inadvertently killed.
XXXOOO Daisy, Bella & Roxy
I just the first ones of the year last night here in SC, too! :)
ReplyDeleteMom loves watching fireflies and she loves watching us try to catch them!
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen the lightning bugs here yet. Seeing them for the first time always gives me the same feeling I get when I hear the spring peepers in early spring. I love living where we have four defined seasons.
ReplyDeleteI love fireflys too and feel the same way you do about their magic. They haven't shown up around here yet, but I expect them soon.
ReplyDeleteCindy
Me too! My son still calls me every year when he sees his first lightning bug. We both share your fascination with them, renewed every single year.
ReplyDeleteHot stuff! I especially love that last photo.
ReplyDeleteWe have never seen a lightning bug or firefly. We find them most mysterious and love hearing about them. Maybe someday a few of them will head our way just for a flyby. We would love that.
ReplyDeleteOne of the joys of blogging is experiencing through other bloggers posts things we might only have heard of on TV or in books.
ReplyDeleteWow, lightening bugs, for real....
You have no idea.
Jen
Oh Kim
ReplyDeleteWe are sooo happy that the day has come again when the lightning bugs have come to visit you. They are sooo magical-- We have been on pins and needles waiting for when you would tell us they came! We are so happy with you!!! And we think the doggies are happy too.
We don't have any lightning bugs except for the ones you sent to us last year- in that jar- and they are still happy little bugs and make us happy too!
love
tweedles
Bored indifference . A very sensible canine attitude when there's no food involved.
ReplyDeleteMama loves lightning bugs!! We haven't seen any yet, but expect to SOON!! Thanks for the wonderful memories...and the gorgeous pics of your pups! xoxo Chloe and LadyBug
ReplyDeleteThose bugs sound perdy!
ReplyDeleteDo you know I actually wore my winter coat on Saturday? Hoping for a little more sunshine and warmth. :)
ReplyDeleteI saw them for the first time two years ago in DC. I can't imagine anything more beautiful.
ReplyDeleteSam
I love fireflies, they've always fascinated me :)
ReplyDeletewe still have tons of lighning bugs this year and I was worried about them before they showed. With all the work that is going on next door I was afraid they would be very few but I was wrong!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat post Kim!! Loved your pictures too!
Wish we had lightning bugs here in Oregon, the "Little Terrorists" would love to see them although Lucy might eat them ;O)
ReplyDeleteThere are certain things that always bring back the magic of childhood. Fireflies, wooly caterpillars and sparklers to name a few. :-)
ReplyDeletewhat a noble picture of little charlie! he's just gorgeous!
ReplyDeletei dearly love lightning bugs too.
i remember the night sky full of them when we lived in virginia.
they're rarely seen here.
and when i do see one i feel like you do... like i've been touched by magic. xo
We really do appreciate you sending the lovely warm weather our way!! Loved it!
ReplyDeleteI bet your dogs were beat out because of the heat as Sophie was too.
We call them 'fire-flys' here if and when we get them...almost never.
Love to see all those long lolling tongues!
ReplyDeleteDo you know that we don't have lightning bugs in the west? I was just remembering how they delighted me when I was growing up. What a wonderful memory - thanks!
ReplyDeleteI loved the news of Cissy in the last post, and I love the HAPPY dogs in this one!
Your furry friends are so cute! Have they been swimming? Mickey learnt to swim a couple of days ago.
ReplyDeleteI can't remember seeing so many lightning bugs in the past few summers. I love to see them too. Maybe I go to bed too early - I'm an early riser!
ReplyDeleteI love it when you Blog about the arrival of Lightning bugs each year !
ReplyDeleteWe love fireflies too. With the woods behind us they look magical on a warm summer night. We usually see them around Memorial Day but this year we haven't seen one yet. I think it may be because of all the rain.
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