Part of a 17-year periodical brood (Brood II) in 2013 in the Hudson Valley. Taken near the base of the Shawangunk Ridge in mid-June. (MATT MALONEY PHOTO)
Part of a 17-year periodical brood (Brood II) in 2013 in the Hudson Valley. Taken near the base of the Shawangunk Ridge in mid-June. (MATT MALONEY PHOTO)
The season of heat and humidity is upon us. After the explosion of life that comes about in June, July brings about a languid torpor upon the landscape. And unlike the dawn chorus of birds or evening chirping of crickets, one sound punctuates the hottest parts of these hottest days. As the coolness of morning lifts with the powerful sun, come around noon, the drone of summer commences. Sometime around the first week of July or so, I always hear my first cicada during midday heat.
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