Do you remember? Nights in the backyard with siblings, neighborhood children, fireflies, stars, and thinking you are the first ones to discover the wonder of it all?
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yes!!! magic moments
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I think I have retained some of that wonder. Thankfully!!!
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And I thought I was the only one !!.. Oh well, I’m happy to share my discovery with the universe … 🌏🌟
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Right????? 😁 and thank you for your willingness to share Ivor! 🙂
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I do……. lovely to remember!
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Such lovely things to remember!
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We called them lightning bugs where I grew up, MBC, and oh they marked a special time of year for all the kids!. Still do now that I think about it, thanks to you today.
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Oh gosh! We did too MBM! I thought we were the only ones! 😂 you’d think I was still a child!!!
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❤️my fat finger hit the wrong one.
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It’s such a feel good to read this post. ❤️
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Thank you Paulette 🙂
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😂 I have empathy.
And I loved the balloon.
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Many decades ago as summer twilight turned into night at my Gram’s farm, my siblings and I captured some of the multitude of fireflies in mason jars. Though we called them by another name, Lightning Bugs, we were fascinated by the seemingly magical abilities of their bodies to light up the fields and our jars and our fingertips. Due to Gram’s teaching we never kept them captive for long, instead setting them free to fly, and light the darkness again. So it was a great delight when about 9 years ago I came upon these words written by Ilan Shamir printed on a wall hanging in a store in Kennebunk, Maine…need I add, it was purchased!
Advice from a Firefly
Be full of brightness
Pulse with excitement
Have a healthy glow
Delight in summer evenings
Keep a childlike sense of wonder
Set a shining example
Lighten up!
Thank-You for sharing your lovely art & innate wisdom and for stirring up the beautiful memory!
Sadly these days, Fireflies are sparse populations and not seen much anymore…a great loss for humans, caused by humans!
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We called them Lightening Bugs too! 🙂 (I thought more might relate to firefly). I love the words. I hope to Lighten Up!!! And you’re right. I don’t see the Lightening Bugs like we used to 😦
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Every discovery is a new discovery!
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Right?????? EXACTLY!!!!
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thinking you are the first ones to discover the wonder of it all? – yes so magical!!
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Such grand moments 🙂
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Thanks for opening me up to recalling some wonderful memories, Colleen. ❤
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You are very welcome! 😁
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