Lightning Bugs

I'd never met a firefly in person, but people told me I would run into them when I moved out East. I was excited for this first encounter, but eventually I forgot all about it (I'm gonna blame it on the government).

A few weeks ago, walking down New Jersey Avenue after getting off the metro, this little light flashed in front of me for a moment and then faded to brick, like a match igniting and then extinguishing. I waited, and a few moments later the yellow spark flashed again. Again and again the light when on and off. Entranced, I nearly followed the lightning bugger right into the street. I survived our introduction when the firefly united with the front grill of a BWM, and its light abruptly when out.

I wish fireflies made their homes in these frosted glass jars covered by polaroid emulsion transfers (Created by Max*Power).