Warm summer night fun…
How many things in life are more fun than running around your backyard with your 7 year old son chasing fireflies? Last night was a banner night for the little guys at our place. A nice warm, humid, and still nite. Our backyard was covered in little blinking lights. You could catch them easily with your bare hands. Over the course of 1/2 hour I think my son grabbed about 50 using his bug net. He is very careful not to hurt them and he immediately releases them as we’ve taught him. We love them and don’t want to do anything to hurt their numbers. Our yard seems to have more fireflies than most of our neighbors. I chalk this up to the fact that we use very little pesticides in our yard. We only spot treat fireants. We also have lots of low tree branches for them to rest in during the day.
These are the kinds of memories he’ll have for years.