Lightning Bugs

[dbuck]

We went down to Rough River. We've been going camping down there since I was tiny. My dad bought about 7 acres of woods (in the middle of a BIG bunch of woods), and we've gone down there a few times a year pretty much all my life. Roughing it.. tent camping, no electricity or running water. It's not for everybody, but we love it.

Aquaticbiology will absolutely adore you.

 

[Allifunn]

I love the lightening bugs!!! I asked my dad, while I was in Florence a few weeks ago, why we were seeing more of them around and his reply was (pertaining to his area) that they had not sprayed for mosquitos yet. Spraying kills the lightening bugs as well as the nasty mosquitos.:roll:

I tend to believe that it was the mild winter? Educated roll: ) guess.

 

[Allifunn]

Henry (sis's dog) isn't smart.. he's a dope. He's a big clumsy oaf, and he's adorable. She's Gracie's mom, too, btw.. no fair, she gets the cute kids AND dogs..

We went down to Rough River. We've been going camping down there since I was tiny. My dad bought about 7 acres of woods (in the middle of a BIG bunch of woods), and we've gone down there a few times a year pretty much all my life. Roughing it.. tent camping, no electricity or running water. It's not for everybody, but we love it.

sounds like a kids paradise! What wonderful memories for you! Now a days...its...what???? no computer, TV or bathroom????

 

[lucky13]

that's so sad. unfortunately, the mosquitos love me, but i would much rather watch the lightning bugs!

I like weimaraners, too. Unfortunately, my husband is a cat person
So, we compromised and we have a Beta named Howard

 

[jessifunn]

what about louie the lightening bug

 

[Cheering472]

Henry (sis's dog) isn't smart.. he's a dope. He's a big clumsy oaf, and he's adorable. She's Gracie's mom, too, btw.. no fair, she gets the cute kids AND dogs..

We went down to Rough River. We've been going camping down there since I was tiny. My dad bought about 7 acres of woods (in the middle of a BIG bunch of woods), and we've gone down there a few times a year pretty much all my life. Roughing it.. tent camping, no electricity or running water. It's not for everybody, but we love it.

My kids go there more than I do anymore. I used to go, haven't been since I was a teenager. Sounds like funn, and good memories of your Dad too I bet!

 

[TooFarTampa]

Don't laugh at me too much but ... I had seriously never seen lightning bugs until I went to the N.C. mountains for a weekend last summer. I have lived in Florida most of my life, the California desert for a couple of years and the Boston area for one summer ... never seen any until last July. I did not know how weird that made me until I went all berzerk over the lightning bugs and people looked at me like I was insane.

Never seen any in Florida, but haven't spent a lot of summer time north of Gainesville. Are they common in N. Florida?

 

[Allifunn]

Don't laugh at me too much but ... I had seriously never seen lightning bugs until I went to the N.C. mountains for a weekend last summer. I have lived in Florida most of my life, the California desert for a couple of years and the Boston area for one summer ... never seen any until last July. I did not know how weird that made me until I went all berzerk over the lightning bugs and people looked at me like I was insane.

Never seen any in Florida, but haven't spent a lot of summer time north of Gainesville. Are they common in N. Florida?

I don't know.... I grew up in Florence SC and we always had LB's (AKA Fireflies) . I would have loved to have seen you go buzzzzerk over the fireflies!:clap_1:

 

[lucky13]

Yeah, that's so wild to think of NOT seeing them. We caught them all the time. Some meanies used to kill them and write their names on the concrete with the glowing parts :shock:

 

[kathydwells]

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Is one of my son and I's, favorite all time bedtime story books. I can't count the times I have read it to him over the years. All you mom's and grandma's go get this book, or order it from Amazon,the illustrations are some of the best I have ever seen. I love fireflies.