I was driving back home after a near dusk walk in the park and wondering "when are the lightning bugs coming?" Haven't seen any so far this year. I was also wondering if the mosquitoes are out yet. Only one way to test that. I did, and the answer is "yes." No lightning bugs, tho. So, I went online and was reading about how they burrow underground during winter - guess they're still sleeping in their warm beds. I also read an interesting fact. There are only a couple of reported instances of lightning bugs lighting in unison. And one of these is in Elkmont, a gorgeous spot in the Smoky Mtns. This phenonmenon occurs the second week of June. Wish I could be up there in Elkmont camp ground to witness that! My other lightning bug thought concerns a certain high profile country star with a recent album called "Fireflies." Besides the title track, the album features a song in which the artist lays claim to her Mississippi roots. Something that bugged me (no pun intended) about that record was her use of terminology. Wouldn't a southern, "Mississippi Girl" call 'em "lightning bugs" instead of "fireflies"? Seems a couple of online sources agreed with me on that one, stating that nearly 80% of Americans call them "lightning bugs" and that the term "fireflies" is mainly used on the Pacific coast and in the far north. I guess I shouldn't let it "bug" me so much. Said artist wrote neither song. The songwriter on "Fireflies" is from Stoughton, MA (maybe they use the "F" word up there instead of "LB"). Further, "Mississippi Girl" was written by 2 guys - which, if I am not mistaken, automatically disqualifies them from being "Mississippi Girls" regardless of where they're from. I'll just file this under the catagory of often what-you-see-is-not-what-you-get, especially in here in Nashvegas. Sure wish I'd see some lightning bugs, tho.