We came across this flailing cicada on the sidewalk this morning. Apparently they haven’t ALL returned underground or died, cause this guy was still kicking. In case you haven’t heard of these creepy bugs from Brood X, you can read all about it here at National Geographic.

I’ve seen two other carcasses since we got here, both pitch black. One of them was being munched on by a menacing little sparrow.

Speaking of birds; I’ve lately (in the past week) experienced too many bird encounters than should be normal for one person. To name a few:

>There’s a lovely cardinal that hangs out in our trees and sings tweet tweet, knockknockknockknock. I dig this bird.
>I saw a smushed sparrow on the sidewalk
>Saw that cicada-chewing sparrow
>Watched Winged Migration
>and finally, this:

While we’re on the topic of critters, I should note that crickets are singing nearly constantly in the yard. If you knew me in kindergarten, then you would know crickets frightened me to the point of sheer terror. When I came home from school and heard them, instead of just walking up the driveway and into the house, I stayed on the front street crying and wailing until someone came and carried me in. Crickets don’t scare me (as much) now, but they still give me shivers when I see them - little Darth Vaders - and they are damn loud when you’re trying to get to sleep!

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