I still get a yard full of fireflies in the summer up here in the mountains. A few years ago, my grown children (in their 30s) came up for a visit, and the two of them ended up chasing/catching them out in the yard. I always keep marshmallows and sticks available for when they make a fire. They always roll their eyes at me, but then come back in the house with an empty bag and sticky faces. Good times.Oh! And, I had forgotten all about the word "pollywog". I think that's a northern term. Down here, they're tadpoles. I think I like pollywog better.
yes, I remember the word tadpoles! We do call them tadpoles out here in the west, I do remember catching them as a kid..and the fireflies. Marshmallows..over a fire..they have to be just before the burnt stage.
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As a little'un we caught 'em and put 'em in jars and then as I got older, we liked to just sit out on the back porch and watch all the twinkling lights.
