Last Sunday on Father's Day, we went to a Firefly festival here in Numazu. Both Rachel and Alex growing up in California has never seen fireflies. We got to the creek before it was dark and had to wait for them to come out. I told the kids to wear long pants and long sleeved shirts for fear of mosquitoes. Rachel listened but Alex was in shorts and a t-shirt. He was so annoyed with the mosquitoes and wanted to go home early. The fireflies came our gradually. Januck was able to catch one in his hand. It was fun to be around excited people and fireflies. Alex had a flashlight with a red cloth around it to not scare off the fireflies. When we came home, we read more about fireflies. They are actually beetles and the males are the ones that light up to attract the females. They only live for a short time. It was a lot of fun and I'm glad we went to see them.
Joanna
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