tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938772213014349049.post8594808081459259255..comments2023-07-18T04:50:05.292-05:00Comments on One Story at a Time: Lightning Bugs or Fireflies?Beth (Elizabeth) LaMiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09526119783012440523noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938772213014349049.post-82342373330846009122009-08-12T15:45:38.549-05:002009-08-12T15:45:38.549-05:00I grew up in Nebraska where these were called &quo...I grew up in Nebraska where these were called "Lightning Bugs." We did the typical things with them... making rings, bracelets etc. But we always released those in the jar.<br /><br />Professionally, I was a chemistry teacher for many years, and continued to find the topic of light-releasing biochemical reactions interesting.<br /><br />Is this a beginning for a story?? Thanks for the inspiration!!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05631035111527746693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938772213014349049.post-87901016231621966612009-07-13T10:21:23.547-05:002009-07-13T10:21:23.547-05:00Jeannette,
I'm glad you enjoy them, too! I lov...Jeannette,<br />I'm glad you enjoy them, too! I love it when I can create memories like this with my grandkids. They live in another state, so I don't see them as often as I'd like. <br /><br />Talking about simple pleasures like this makes it so much easier to connect with them over the phone.<br /><br />Hmmm, that reminds me of a song - "You light up my life..."Beth (Elizabeth) LaMiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09526119783012440523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938772213014349049.post-65913232317118127752009-07-13T10:02:33.866-05:002009-07-13T10:02:33.866-05:00I see them outside my window every night, just as ...I see them outside my window every night, just as I did fifty years ago, as a child. I have a "nest" among the trees, so sometimes there is a host of them giving their subtle light show. Thanks for evoking the memory.JeannetteLShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528285846408727632noreply@blogger.com