Hi Charlie,
Thanks for looking. Yes, my wife said she and her brothers did the same,
and I recall trying it myself a few times. I don't see as many as we did
back then. This is the first one I have seen in several years.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Charles Geilfuss" <charles.geilfuss@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 8:18 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Green June Beetle
> Very nice Jim. This one brings back a lot of childhood memories. When I
> was a kid we would catch June Bugs and tie an eight foot segment of fine
> black thread to one of its back legs. Then hold the opposite end in one
> hand
> and with the other toss the bug into the air. They fly around like crazy
> while we walked down the sidewalk. PETA would not approve.
>
> Charlie
>
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 8:41 PM, Jim Nichols
> <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> Found on the way to the mailbox today, this Green June Beetle seems out a
>> little late, on the last day of August.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Green+June+Beetle.jpg.html
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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