Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for June 27, 2023

We called them fireflies where I come from, Petey — little winged wonders spreading fiery death and destruction.

First time I’m seeing Petey without socks. Also, what’s with that multi cover book he’s reading?

I guess that means he won’t be catching any.

I miss them from my childhood in Missouri. We don’t have them in the Pacific NW.

My brother likes to eat lightning bugs.

Petey can even dampen fireflies…..

We have lightening bugs here in Maryland. I love to watch them. Little lights showing in the darkness. They’re so pretty.

A couple of weeks ago I was fortunate enough a couple to see the synchronous fireflies in the Great Smoky Mountains. It was magical.

It is firefly season here right now. They have been out the past few clear nights :-))

Such an idyllic part of childhood. Loves me some lightening bugs!

Whether you call them lightning bugs or fireflies, they are pretty. They get their glow from bioluminescence, not fire or electricity, so they are perfectly cool. I remember seeing them as a child in Michigan. Too bad we don’t have any in El Paso, TX.

this ticked me off

Now that I’m old and full of sleep I don’t see them much anymore. But when I used to fly early to work in NYC from Michigan you’d see dozens of them at about 3am. Not only fireflies but deer, foxes and the occasional coyote. 3am is a different world.

not as glamorous.

This is one of the rare times when I absolutely stand with Alic and against Petey, usually My Hero, but not today. Lightning bugs are precious and in danger. I wish I could see some again (haven’t seen any in more years than I can remember)….

A summer tradition here in Vermont, where they show up on humid evenings around the 4th of July. I catch the quiet fireworks from the porch.