Summer Bugs

The many sights and sounds of summer cause me to reminisce about the good old days of my childhood. As a kid, I spent many of those summer days outdoors playing and exploring. That decision was influenced mainly by my mother; she would run me and my sister out of the house on summer days to find something to do, so she could get her housework done. Thus, my main form of entertainment growing up consisted of being outdoors and learning about nature.

My fondest childhood memory was that of being a “bug catcher.” As a young boy, I chased and caught insects and put them in quart jelly jars. Let’s just say my sister did not see the fun in that and did not participate. My jar method was an easy and fun way to learn about and collect insects. How else could one get a butterfly or bee to be still long enough to get a good look at it?