1) Our 3 acres are covered with glittering, flickering lightning bugs, by the thousands. This glowing in the dark spectacular begins in June and lasts into or beyond July. Many are in the front yard and gardens and thousands blink on and off and on again in the back acres.
2) We watch fireworks from our house or our sidewalk and even through our bedroom windows upstairs as we enjoy HDTV fireworks in Washington, DC! We watch fireworks sparkle in the distance from Fletcher, and the South from Hendersonville, and the North from, I guess, Lake Julian in Skyland. We hear their sounds lightly in the distance. We see them reach for the sky, twinkle in myriads of colors, and spectacularly fizzle to the ground. Amazing.
3) Seeing the bioluminescence of the many, many lightning bugs and the sparkles and arrays of the fireworks at the same time is truly breathtaking and moving.
Patriotic and spectacular views. We, as Americans, must never compromise or give up our freedoms and our constitution...and always let the few fireflies we capture fly free too.
Photo from: http://serenityknitters.blogspot.com/
