Tag Archives: cicada
The song of Magicicadas
If you hear ringing in your ears this month it could be the chorus of millions of cicadas, so don’t worry about getting tinnitus! The last time periodical cicadas emerged in southeast Virginia was the spring of 2013. See the … Continue reading
Seventeen Year Itch
Back in 1996, Bill Clinton was still in his first term of office, Charles and Diana agreed to divorce, the Unabomber was apprehended, and Ella Fitzgerald died. That year I hadn’t even dreamed of moving permanently to North America: I … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, birds, cicada, Death, eggs, locust, mast seeding, naturalist, Richmond, science
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Roger musing about Peace with Nature 