On my walk this morning, along Big Papio Trail here in suburban Omaha, I saw fireflies. Interesting little suckers, those guys. The precise color and blink pattern varies by species. I know I saw at least two blink patterns. The trail is in a well developed area, along a watercourse greenbelt where I usually hear owls and nighthawks, but there's plenty of artificial light sources nearby. Sometimes I would confuse a distant streetlight flickering through tree leaves with the moving parallax of my... read more
