Fireflies

     I was cleaning up around the grill after supper.  A nice sale at the grocer's meant we'd had steaks, a rare treat these days.

     It was getting dark and I thought I saw a yellow flash.  I stopped, watched, and there it was!  There was just enough light to spot the tiny creature between flashes, helicoptering hopefully over a weedy spot.  A wider look at the back yard found a couple more, too.

     There's lots to worry about these days, but in my back yard, there are small, harmless insects who light up because they're lonely.  And that's kind of wonderful.  I hope they all find a perfect match, and next year we have even more of them.