Farewells and Fireflies

Joa, Sham and Arian had a lovely farewell party in the garden this weekend. All afternoon the many friends that they have made stopped by to enjoy being near them for one last time.

Classmates...

Friends they had met along the way in Highland Park

Baha'i friends

Next door neighbors...

The party lasted all afternoon and well into the late summer evening when the fireflies came out. I never knew what a firefly looked like up close. I didn't even know that they would let you catch them and even glow in your hands! Well one of the young friends there was a young scholar of fireflies and she taught me a thing or two about them and got us all excited about chasing them and observing them up close.