I Love Firefly Season

[Perknose]

No lights, it's completely dark in my backyard. A little more than a couple of acres back there, with a year round stream you can fish in. I own land on both sides of the stream. It's firefly season now. I love it. I sit on my back porch and watch the light show in the forest on the other side of the stream, like it was orchestrated on my own personal movie screen.

You can't beat nature for a show.

 

[Perknose]

Last night, I tried taking some video with my Huawei P9. Nothing came out, not enough light source, I guess. I have a consumer grade Panasonic with a 32x zoom somewhere. I'm not even up to digging it out these days.

So . . . no firefly vid for YOU!

 

[lxskllr]

Yea, they're cool, but seeing them means it's hot out. I'll take a cold January with sparkling snow falling evey time.

Just got woken up by a tick chewing through my side, and now I can't get back to sleep. No ticks in January either...

 

[shortylickens]

Virginia usually has tons of fireflies. None this year.
Sad.

 

[Zeze]

As a photographer, that Panasonic 32x zoom will capture nothing or will do very poorly.

Zoom's direct tradeoff is requiring more light. 32x zoom at night is like drinking vodka and tylenol.

Despair not, spend $20 for a cheap tripod and do a timed shutter. This will yield good results.

 

[ImpulsE69]

Yea, they're cool, but seeing them means it's hot out. I'll take a cold January with sparkling snow falling evey time.

Just got woken up by a tick chewing through my side, and now I can't get back to sleep. No ticks in January either...

Let us know when you are allergic to red meat.

 

[lxskllr]

When I was a kid I'd pull the lights off and stick them to my fingernails. Ironically, I wasn't as enlightened then...

 

[Newbian]

Thought op was talking about the tv show and now I am sad.

 

[lxskllr]

Let us know when you are allergic to red meat.

I heard about that. I could deal with no meat, but it also affects dairy, and that would really piss me off.

 

[ImpulsE69]

I heard about that. I could deal with no meat, but it also affects dairy, and that would really piss me off.

Ticks scare the piss out of me.

 

[Iron Woode]

hopefully I will see some this weekend. I love watching them every summer.

maybe I will try recording them with my phone.

 

[Svnla]

Speaking of the outdoor, I was running errand around 10 p.m. and the sky was clear and the moon was full and bright. It was beautiful to look at but it was also hot and humid even at 10 p.m.

 

[Chaotic42]

I don't care, I'm still free, and you can't take fireflies from me.

 

[BudAshes]

Ticks scare the piss out of me.

I know 2 people who have had them on their dicks and had to go to the emergency to get them removed. I like living high up, no ticks or fleas up here in the mountains.