The periodic cicadas are not yet out in full force, but they’re out. Probably by tomorrow the woods around Homer Lake will be deafening with their calls.

The periodic cicadas are not yet out in full force, but they’re out. Probably by tomorrow the woods around Homer Lake will be deafening with their calls.
The first periodic cicada of the year. Or, you know, the decade-plus.
I dragged Jackie out to see it. Because—you know—who knows how long it might be before she has another chance to see one?
(Yes, that’s a joke.)