I’d not experienced the cicadas incessant sounds until I came out here for a visit. The trees are filled with the red eyed insects. It’s been 17 years since they’ve emerged. Here an article about this species, not to be confused with the annual cicadas.
Listen to Cicadas in Columbus Ohio a short video -you can hear them and see them flying around
(Or maybe you’re experiencing them yourself where you live and don’t need to listen)
They are everywhere.
It was almost nine pm when the sun was setting, getting to the longest day of light in a couple of weeks . The family had been at the guest pool since one pm for dive team warm ups. I arrived at three. Headed to the car at 9:15.
Guest Blog photo shot, taken by Grandson Charlie, who’ll turn six on the 25th. Sunday afternoon I arrived for a visit and we were in the back seat while his mom drove. He asked if he could use my phone to take pictures. I deleted the close up ones of me but thought this shot taken from his car window was a good one.
Canada Goose Family, 7 Goslings accompanied by their parents, crossing the road where I was entering a parking lot.
About 1918 Durand Illinois. Not my aunts or grandmother. Four Unidentified friends from my grandmother’s album.
My sister sent me this photo of the view from Little Island – Hudson River Park, which just opened May 21st.
An article with more photos of the new park in this NYTimes article