6/18/10

The Magic In Our Backyard



For the dear Kara, who has never seen the glow of a firefly.

xoxo,
Rachel

p.s. While capturing our magical fireflies on video, Sebastian was doing a little catch and release. Only he was releasing them into our house! YIKES.
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31 comments:

  1. cara.June 18, 2010 at 12:24 AM

    that was perfect. i'm in the pacific northwest and they don't have them here. . . makes me miss the midwest and being a kid....thanks!

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  2. ShellyJune 18, 2010 at 12:27 AM

    one of my favorite things :) when i was a kid, we would collect them in a jar on our camping trips and use them for our "nightlight" :)

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  3. Laura WynnJune 18, 2010 at 12:50 AM

    Cool! I've never seen those before! Magical.

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  4. RoxanneJune 18, 2010 at 1:34 AM

    One of the best parts of summer; hands down!

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  5. AnonymousJune 18, 2010 at 3:35 AM

    How cool! I don't think I've ever seen them either!

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  6. Stephie CJune 18, 2010 at 5:53 AM

    awwww I remember when I was a little girl sitting up north at my grandparents campground and I had this long silky cream colored night gown, and I remember catching them and putting them beneath the material and watching them light up :) I am in Michigan

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  7. AnonymousJune 18, 2010 at 7:07 AM

    Sigh. I so miss those little bugs. I never saw one either until I lived in Missouri a few years ago. I used to go for walks in the evening passing by a field appropriately called firefly field. There were thousands. It was gorgeous. I wish we had that here in NY. Thanks, that was lovely <3

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  8. AmberJune 18, 2010 at 7:24 AM

    I miss "lightning bugs"!! They were always so much fun but I haven't seen one in the longest time. We didn't have them back in California and we don't have them in North Carolina...at least neither not in the places I lived in those states!

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  9. AnonymousJune 18, 2010 at 8:17 AM

    Thank you for that. Don't think I've ever seen one here in the UK. :)

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  10. Alli (One Pearl Button)June 18, 2010 at 8:29 AM

    I love fireflies - they are one of my favorite things about summer. I used to have a little bug catcher that I would put them in every night (my parents would open it and let them out before they went to bed, of course!).

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  11. JamieJune 18, 2010 at 9:05 AM

    We caught "storm" bugs last nite too! Grayson calls them storm bugs instead of lightning bugs. ;)
    Tho he forgot he was on the porch, saw one and took off running, tripped over the side rail on the porch and flipped onto the ground. (He didn't catch it, lol)
    Such magic in a little bug!

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  12. BeckyJune 18, 2010 at 9:12 AM

    i wonder what the lightning bug populations are like in different states? reading the comments, they're not in ny or nc, but we have them in abundance in maryland and definitely in west virginia where i used to spend summer vacations.

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  13. angie mayJune 18, 2010 at 10:06 AM

    so cute. these little bugs are my fav.

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  14. lorielooJune 18, 2010 at 10:33 AM

    THANK YOU. I've never seen firefly's, and now my 2 year old keeps begging to watch the video over and over =) Thanks for sharing for us west-coasters.

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  15. RubyellenJune 18, 2010 at 10:45 AM

    i have never either! so cool!

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  16. KaraJune 18, 2010 at 11:20 AM

    Ohmyyyygosh!!! YAYYYY!

    Thank you!

    I seriously gasped when it started. :D

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  17. AnonymousJune 18, 2010 at 12:01 PM

    god I miss fireflies. We went to the Firelfly Festival 2 years ago in Delaware. They used to all over our front porch in Philadelphia.

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  18. AnonymousJune 18, 2010 at 12:04 PM

    i've never seen one either. absolutely positively enchanting!

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  19. AnonymousJune 18, 2010 at 2:49 PM

    Wow what a great keepsake...Perfect!

    Very neat way to share these magical insects.

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  20. Big Yellow DogJune 18, 2010 at 3:51 PM

    How fun! I remember catching fireflies with other kids in my neighborhood when I was little. I can't wait for my son to experience that!
    Margaret

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  21. KamiJune 18, 2010 at 4:25 PM

    so sweet! The first time I ever saw one was when I was traveling overseas and I remember thinking it was so magical!

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  22. goldlionazJune 18, 2010 at 5:42 PM

    gosh, those are soo neat. we don't have them in az, i always forget their real.

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  23. cocosparkleJune 18, 2010 at 6:29 PM

    So cool. We don't have them in Manitoba...at least I have never seen them. Maybe mosquitoes eat them! lol They are magical!

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  24. UnknownJune 18, 2010 at 7:52 PM

    How cool for you to do that for Kara!

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  25. WidgeJune 18, 2010 at 9:10 PM

    way cool!! I've never seen one either

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  26. CaseyJune 19, 2010 at 12:14 PM

    wow, I've never seen them before either

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  27. lili est folleJune 19, 2010 at 3:03 PM

    soo magic!!

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  28. HeatherJune 20, 2010 at 12:40 AM

    Thank you for this... I've never seen them either!

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  29. OJune 22, 2010 at 3:40 PM

    fyi - the video isn't working at this time. I'll check back later. :)

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  30. OJune 22, 2010 at 3:42 PM

    oh! there it goes! i was able to see the video that time :) (sorry) I've never seen those bugs in action either. Very cool to see they really are glowing!

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  31. mandyfaceJune 26, 2010 at 12:21 PM

    They do exist! Thank you!!!

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