Lazy Days & Lazy Nights

Fri Jul 11, 2008 10:43 pm

Lazy Day's and Chirpy Nights

Driving down a typical country road - Tyler, TX

Tonight was lazy. We ate at Mings... rather, we were going to; we ended up bringing it home... and after - went back to Starbucks... and then came back home... and had birthday cheescake. I walked out on the deck for a short, reflective pause... and heard the sounds of a 100 piece symphonic bug orchestra. I say "bugs" but I think I was actually hearing frogs. It was more of a gribbity sound. Maybe a bit of everything; we have katydids and all kinds of eery night creepies that make their night music in Texas.

I love the South for that reason. Is it like that in the Mid-west, North West, North East, West & South West? I've only lived in the South... and I'm talkin' way down South: Lafayette, Louisiana.

Anyway... whatever happened to fireflies? Did we extinct those little bright-lites? I never see 'em anymore. And what happened to Horned Toads (we called 'em horny toads in the 60's and i swear it wasn't vulgar). We used to catch 'em in Palestine, TX when we were kids. I haven't seen them in decades. These questions and more...

Mass Birthday
We had a bunch of birthday's in a row so we did a mass b-day thing - actually last week. Kim made some amazing cakes... and 3 kinds of home made ice cream... and 2 kinds of home made sauces. I already tole ya'll... but i had a pic.


Boyd (tuday), Christie, Collin, Jessie, Weston

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patrock

What?

posted Fri Jul 11, 2008 10:47 pm

RachelDldy

We've spotted a couple firefly-looking thing flying around here in Kansas.

posted Fri Jul 11, 2008 10:49 pm

starnothing

yeah! the whole firefly thing i always thought about too! i used to live in new jersey and florida before i came to texas and since ive been here like 13 years i havent seen fireflies so i was like "huh? they don't exist in tx?" they are so cool, too bad. i always saw them up north. i dont remember seeing any in fl either.

posted Fri Jul 11, 2008 11:03 pm

xLottie

I heard from a friend that fireflies are endangered. So sad, especially since they are such a great part of memories!

posted Fri Jul 11, 2008 11:03 pm

oliez

Here in south Missouri we have a full on bug/frog (I think most of it are locus and crickets though) symphony playing nightly and fireflies out every night (well they were a week or so ago, I haven't seem them around since).

posted Fri Jul 11, 2008 11:24 pm

Mystic210

soooo.....I'm getting that today is your bday?

If so, Happy Birthday! If not then...

yeah, I like animal sounds at night/day too.

posted Fri Jul 11, 2008 11:30 pm

muffinbreath

eh, we dont' have any lightning bugs over here in california (not central valley anyway). never seen any except when i was in washington DC one time. i was so amazed and chased them around like i was 4. all we have are crickets, trains, and cows.

posted Sat Jul 12, 2008 12:45 am

eisleyfan14203

I live in Lafayette

AHH BOYD I LIVE IN LAFAYETTE LA! yea I loove the sounds at night, specially in my back yard its like a symphony. I miss the fire flies though I havnt seen them since I was about 5 or 6.

posted Sat Jul 12, 2008 12:45 am

YaTebehKohayu

The Pacific NW doesn't have many vocal bugs. We get those little teeny ones at night when the weather gets all warm. They fly/hop around and always land on your face. I heard they only live for 24 hours though, so I can't be mean to them anymore. And boy.... those cakes look GOOD!!

-Samantha

posted Sat Jul 12, 2008 2:38 am

bigideas

my father pointed out some the other night,
so there definitely are some in East Texas...

eye scene 'em wit mie ohn iiis!!!

posted Sat Jul 12, 2008 2:45 am