I'm so old I Remember when:

[BigBlueHen53]

We have fireflies here too! And I am utterly enchanted. We don't have fireflies in NM so they were a revelation to me! MO (sorry!) is very different from MO.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

SOrry, fingers flying all over the place. Did I say good night already? Think I fell asleep. Not sure I am actually awake now, lol.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

We don't know how far inland you is, @2Acres. You can put it in your profile then it's always there, as is commonly stated.

 

[MROO]

I remember whip oh wills on the roof, box turtles, lady slippers and wild quail in an area that is now completely developed. Milk was delivered on the front porch and my mom had diaper service. The meter reader would just open the unlocked basement door to read the electric bill that was low because there was no AC. A dial up phone with a long cord was edgy and my less fortunate girl friends had cheaper party lines where a total stranger could listen in. The world was a sepia color.

Now I'm sad. You reminded me of summer afternoons spent "talking" to the bob-whites. I haven't heard one in at least thirty years!