Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for August 02, 2009
Transcript:
Beni: I got one! Alice: I don't catch lightning bugs any more. Petey says they can go "nova." Beni: They what? Alice: They wait and wait, then they go BLINK! Just like that! Beni: I don't believe it. Alice: That's what Petey says. Noise: BLINK! Beni: What else does Petey say? Alice: Ladybugs can smell fear.
I miss ladybugs. We do not have them in the Pacific Northwest. But they were everywhere when I lived in North Dakota as a child. They seemed magical.