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05-22-2008, 10:20 AM
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You know when summer is here when...
It came without warning and filled the house
A sound long not heard, a forgotten song started to rouse
Their shells filled the trees and signaled their return
A chorus of creatures that out sang the birds
Won’t be long and it will fill your head
Even if you close the windows when you head off to bed
The Cicada’s are back, back from the dead.
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05-22-2008, 11:37 AM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Kingsport, TN
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Heard my first one of the year earlier this week. I know they drive some folks nuts but they've always been music to my ears, along w/ the crickets, katydids and tree frogs.  |
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05-22-2008, 11:53 AM
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There must be a colony near my pond as this morning that low to high droning that I find rather mesmerizing showed up out of the blue.
I have to chuckle when folks say they wish to live in the country for the peace and quiet and I think to myself, you have got to be kidding. You should step out my front door at night during the summer because it is anything but quiet. However it is a symphony I could not live without.
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05-22-2008, 12:21 PM
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Senior moment....
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: The log cabin on the plateau,TN
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Hilltopper, I guess the 17 year brood are coming out now. What a mess, 1000's of em everywhere.....  |
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05-22-2008, 12:34 PM
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ELOHINO DOHIYI GESESTI
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Florida Space Coast
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05-22-2008, 12:47 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
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Bones, but they make GREAT fishin bait!
Tinman, they remind me of Marty Feldman with wings!
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Last edited by TnHilltopper; 05-22-2008 at 01:12 PM..
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05-22-2008, 12:49 PM
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ELOHINO DOHIYI GESESTI
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Florida Space Coast
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Yeah!!Fish Bait....... Now we will have P.E.T.A on us......... |
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05-22-2008, 01:07 PM
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Think about it
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Join Date: Aug 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tinman313
Yeah!!Fish Bait....... Now we will have P.E.T.A on us......... |
Well I will tie them to the hook instead of running it through them and injuring them. 
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05-22-2008, 01:09 PM
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Rangers FC supporter
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Western Chicagoland
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You guys have cicadas already? Wow!
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05-22-2008, 03:32 PM
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Real Estate Agent
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"There's No Place Like Home"
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
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They don't bother me, but during the Knoxville Labor Day Boomsday festivities they were deafening. I think they did not want to be outdone by the people.  |
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