[thechat] Fireflys Was: Replacement of Marshmallows

[abbey]

On Fri February 7 2003 5:17 pm, someone wrote and Michele Wandrei replied:
> > >I have no real desire to go to the eastern half of the US but
>
> I have to
>
> > >admit, I'd really like to see fireflies.
>
> Fireflies are incredible little things.  We have a lot of trees
> in our back yard.  On warm summer nights, the fireflies zipping
> around the trees are quite magical.  Little bits of shimmering
> light.

We have them in Illinois too. If you need a *fix* there's a children's book
*The Very Lonely Firefly* by my favorite children's author, Eric Carle. If
you get the right copy, oh what a delightful book! Not quite the real thing,
but still a delight.