firefly

A case for Waawaatesi: That’s the Ojibwe name for firefly.

A case for Waawaatesi: That’s the Ojibwe name for firefly.

Waawaatesi: That’s the Ojibwe name for firefly. It has to do with a flickering light. I live with the fireflies. They seem to be in abundance now, more than ever. Magical sparkles in the night, the edge of the prairie, the edge of the bush. That’s where they live.