Bug Hunting attracts Police

Last Thursday while we were in Townsend, TN I wasn't having much luck finding insects around the cabin where we were staying, so I asked my husband if he would drive me to the main street in town and look by the businesses with lights. He said he would, so we headed that way. The first likely looking place was a car wash, it had a lot of bright lights around it, we turned into the drive and a police car pulled in behind us. So I told Joey to pretend we were going to vacuum out the van. As soon as we pulled up next to the vacuums the police car did a u-turn and left. We found several really nice insects at the lights, including HUGE Eastern Sawyer Longhorn Beetles, one Eastern Dobsonfly, and an Io Moth. I was so excited I told him we needed to go to another location. We drove down the road to a place called the Heritage Center, we no more and pulled up and shut the van off when a pickup complete with flashing red and blue lights pulled in behind us. I just looked at Joey and smiled. I walked back to the officer, he was on his radio talking to dispatch about our van. When he was done talking he just looked at me and said "Is everything alright?" I just smiled and said "yes sir, everything is fine". I said "I'll tell you why we are here if you promise not to laugh". He said "ok". So I explained that I was bug hunting. He gave me the strangest look, and I certainly can't imagine why. He replied by telling me we weren't breaking any laws. LOL imagine my relief. He left, and I looked over to Joey who was trying real hard to find a rock big enough to hide under....LOL He just said "That was embarrassing". I found the whole thing very humorous.
We returned home Saturday evening from our vacation, and last night was a balmy evening with storms brewing in the area and I thought it would be a good night to hunt bugs. Joey said he would come outside with me and hold the flashlight, he emerged from the house in his Tighty-whitey's and work boots. Boy was he attractive...what a turn-on...or off!
It was so funny though, I teased him and asked him what he would do if someone pulled in the driveway? He laughed and said no one better. We looked around outside for about 20 minutes, and he was ready to go back inside. So I told him I would be in after a bit that I wanted to check one more spot near the highway. He went inside, and I was shining my flashlight around in the trees, when a car pulled in the driveway, and a man got out. Next thing I know I had a spotlight beaming off my eyeballs blinding me. I knew it was a deputy. I hear him say "Oh, it's you" I was thinking Well who else did you expect. I just smiled and he asked me what I was doing, I replied by telling him I was bug hunting and taking pictures. He got the strangest look on his face, I'm sure he thought I was certifiable! He said he got concerned when he saw lights flashing off the trees at 10:30 at night. Fortunately I knew him, he went to school with Joey and was very helpful to us when our son had a bad wreck last October. So...I told him he should have pulled in 5 minutes sooner and he would have seen Joey in his skivvies and hiking boots. He replied "That's what is nice about living in the country" We laughed a little and he left. I couldn't wait to get in the house and tell Joey and our son Joel. I retold the whole story including telling the deputy about Joey's outfit of choice. Joel started laughing as the mental image hit him of his dad outside in nothing but underwear and hiking boots and that deputy shining his spotlight on him. Then it started me to laughing, and I laughed until my sides hurt. Oh how I wish he would have gotten caught with his pants down! So I've come to the conclusion that hunting bugs may end up getting me arrested, and Joey charged with indecent exposure!