Fireflies during Earth Hour

I wanted to share a story to all Hectic Capiznon Bloggers 2009 participants that maybe you will get some lessons from this. A wonderful thing happened last Saturday night March 28 in our neighborhood: most of electric lights were turned off, and it was dark. And quite too-no radio or television set was on. The sound of the crickets and cicadas was the only other sound. It was 8:30 p.m., Earth Hour, when everybody was supposed to turned off their electricity for one hour to help save Mother Earth and us and everything else on it. Most of the houses on my street were dark and quite, but lights in the others were blazing, though they were also quite. I sat in the dark in the terrace. When the moon is bright, I usually set here and watch the yard bathed in the soft glow of moonlight. Above the rooftops, there was a stars in the dark skies. I have rarely seen the stars this bright. It is then that wonderful things happen. I discovered the fireflies in our tree flying towards to the other trees. A tree was aglow with fireflies. It was like a Christmas tree. I went further inside and among the branches of a big camachile tree growing besides the stream, fireflies were having a convention. I was lucky to have seen such a light. Last night, as I sat on our terrace in the dark listening to the crickets and cicadas, a wonderful thing happened again. Tiny pinpricks of light appeared in the blackness. They dance here and there, first one, then two, then three, four and five…fireflies! I think the fireflies have always been there, but we hardly notice them because of their tiny lights were drowned out by the bright electric lights. That is why we see them only during blackouts. There are some people who have never seen a single firefly in their entire lives, but I have seen enough to last several lives. I am sure there are some fireflies elsewhere in the cities but they are not noticed of the bright lights. Anyway, because of the success of the last Earth Hour, we saved megawatts of electricity equivalent to the output of one coal-powered plant, and added a few more years to the life of our planet. May I also suggest a monthly Earth Hour during the full moon. Like the fireflies, we also fail to notice and appreciate the moon. Because the moon rises at different hours in different countries, the monthly Earth Hour need not be the same time all over the world. Each country, city, municipality, barangay can set their own times for the Earth Hour: One hour every full moon. There would be enough light even with all the electric lights out. You can appreciate the moon more. Just think of this Hectic Capiznon Bloggers 2009 participants; just think of the electric bills you will save. And who knows, you may see a firefly too.

How about you Capiznon Bloggers, just write your own Earth Hour story or response about this on how to take care Mother Earth. Share something to us.