Owls and fireflies

For the past 3 days we have been enjoying an owl family in our back yard. We have the parents and four babies fluttering around our backyard pine trees. The neighborhood birds go crazy when they're around so we know about when to look. Babies sit in the tree and bob back and forth. Parents flutter around encouraging and trilling. We've decided that they're Screech owls-an owl that generally lives in town. It's a thrill to watch them.

The fireflies are out and about, too. So you can tell we've been sitting outdoors on our back deck taking in the summer.