[Magdalen] Cicadas

[Kate Conant]

It doesn't seem that Brood V will be this far east, although much of West
Virginia will be affected.

"What does the Lord require of you, but to do justice, love mercy, and walk
humbly with your God?"
Micah 6:8

On Sun, Apr 17, 2016 at 3:56 PM, Clarissa Canning <canplum at gmail.com> wrote:

> I first encountered these as a child must have been in Maryland.  then the
> Brood II as part so New Jersey were hit, I had visited my sister.
>
> On Sat, Apr 16, 2016 at 12:50 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Grace, just be careful *how* you swat at the dang things. Remember what
> > happened to me when I swatted at a stink bug a couple of summers ago!
> >
> > On Fri, Apr 15, 2016 at 11:44 PM, M J _Mike_ Logsdon <mjl at ix.netcom.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I discovered the infernal beasts in the summer between my 5th and 6th
> > > grade year, on a vacation with my parents.  On our way out of
> California,
> > > we campgrounded at Needles.  I was walking with my Pop through the
> > > campground the first evening, and I finally had to ask:  "Why did they
> > > build a campground so close to an electrical transformer?  The noise is
> > > deafening!"  Pop pointed to the trees, and I learned about God's gift
> of
> > > cicadas.  Birds and the bees, cicadas and the trees.  Both were just
> > about
> > > as mind-blowing for me.  (Note to self at the time:  "Jesus, God, what
> > were
> > > you thinking?!")
> > >
> >
>