Fireflies
Personal memory by Matt Groff
2000 • Indiana, USA
I remember the fireflies coming out around dusk during the summer. I would be outside playing catch with my dad or playing with the neighbor's dog and would start to notice the intermittent flashes of their lights. Maybe I'm spending time in more populated areas, but I haven't seen fireflies as often or in the numbers that I used to.
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