Just heard my first cicada of the year! Summer has officially started. Just in case the blistering heat around here hadn’t already tipped everyone off.
When does fall start again?
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Posted by sean on June 22, 2012
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/ June 22, 2012I love the the sustained cry of the Cicadas – to me they are the voice of Summer. That acute note, the song of immortal Tithonos – the exhalation of hot afternoons and purple shadows – thoughtfully recalled by Sappho and Montale, and reminding me of eternity.
birds fly
/ June 22, 2012Yes, I love them, too. I’ve never fully accepted that summer has blossomed until they start singing. I even have a cicada on my forearm (although people usually think it’s a butterfly or a bee, which is perhaps a clue as to how familiar with insects the average American is).
Kali Durga
/ June 22, 2012Little makes me sadder than the transition from cicadas to crickets at the end of summer, despite how much I love the sound of crickets.
birds fly
/ June 22, 2012Good to hear from you! I don’t get to hear crickets much in the city, although I also like their music, but when the cicadas really get going it’s a welcome change from the usual city chatter.