Sunday, August 09, 2009
Fireflies!
While in Ohio we developed a nighttime ritual: we'd get Kate into her pajamas, then put her shoes back on and run around in the front yard catching fireflies for a while before bed. She didn't actually manage to catch any herself till our second-to-last night there, but she had a great time chasing them around.
Aren't those watermelon pajamas cute?
There are a lot of things to learn about catching fireflies--like, the best time is right as it's getting dark, so you can still see them between blinks. And the way they always seem to go straight up and hover for a second, and then zoom off sideways.
Doug shows one to Andy.
It takes off...
... and lights up! (Lucky shot!)
Here's another lucky shot that I got of one in flight. I think it was either just starting to glow or had just finished. You could go through a lot of pixels, chasing these little guys around with a camera!
Great shots!
ReplyDeleteOh wow! Can't believe you got the glow--awesome!
ReplyDeleteReally COOL!
ReplyDeleteHow cool! I've never seen fireflies in person!
ReplyDeleteWow! Way cool! I've never seen a firefly let alone caught one. What a fun experience for Miss Kate (who is getting so big!)
ReplyDeleteVery cool! I've never seen a firefly!
ReplyDeleteAwesome! I love the last two shots you were able to capture.
ReplyDeleteThe glowing shots are awesome! I think it's sad we done have fireflies where we live...but I'm glad we don't have the humidity that goes with the areas of the country that have fireflies. :) Kate and Andy are just adorable.
ReplyDeleteI hate how my kids never have experienced fire flies. It is part of childhood to chase them and put them in the jar.
ReplyDeleteThat is a lucky and amazing shot! I've only seen fireflies once, they are magical indeed.
ReplyDeletei love all things watermelon
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