Boelus News

The South Loup River on Monday morning had a discharge of 223 cubic feet per second, with a height of 2.50 feet. The Middle Loup River’s discharge was 1,430 cubic feet per second, with a height of 1.75 feet. The river is going up from the rains we recently received.

This past week was a nice springtime on the Loup River. We had a few airboaters go by.

The geese took their babies to the river. We thought we would not see them again, but they were back on the pond. They are growing fast.

They are here. Not sure if you call them lightening bugs or fireflies, but they are glowing. Learning about fireflies, they are not a fly at all, but a beetle. Fireflies have light organs that are located beneath their abdomens. They mix oxygen with a pigment called luciferin to generate light with very little heat. The light can be green, yellow, or orange in color. Fireflies flash in patterns that are unique to each species. The pattern helps them find a mate and ward off predators. When their habitat is overtaken, fireflies do not relocate; instead, they just disappear. When I was a kid, we would catch several lighting bugs and put them in a jar. I must have been faster then, as now they seem to fly too fast for me to catch. They remind me of the song “This Little Light of Mine, I’m Going to Let it Shine”. Matthew 5:16 is the same way: “Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”