on the edge

The Sunset Last Night

The picture pretty much speaks for itself. In the summer there are days with large numbers of high cumulus clouds that look like giant brilliant white cauliflower shaped heads. When the evening sunlight hits them, they create an impressive show in the evening.

The Bug with Head Lights

Last night I found my small kitten out by the pool playing with a strange bug that had two luminescent "eyes", at least from a distance they looked like eyes. I think most people who grew up in the states are familiar with lightning bugs which have a luminescent tail area that flashes on and off as they fly. The light from this bug looked much the same, having that blue-greenish color (it doesn't show well in the picture). A few nights previously, I had seen one in the tall grass in a dark area but I couldn't see what it looked like because it was too dark and I didn't have a flash light with me. This time I caught it and it jumped out of my hand a few times because it has some good jumping legs like a grasshopper or a cricket. I eventually calmed it down enough to get it to sit still for some photos. The problem was that when it calmed down the lights would slowly dim until they couldn't be seen so I had to nudge him a few times to get him to light up for me. After taking a number of photos I set him on his way in some tall bushes where he wouldn't encounter my kitten again.

If anyone reading this has any information on this creature e-mail me or put in a comment on this page.