I'm in the Brood X cicada territory, but in a town that was mostly
cleared farmland until the '60s or '70s. No woods, no cicadas.
But the woods have since recovered, largely on city owned property
-- parks, trails and watershed. (The school system owns a 40 acre
wood lot behind our house.)

So I was puzzled at the lack of Brood X, both last time and this.
They are heavy in nearby towns.

Yesterday I was weeding the @#!&* creaping thistles from around the
cucumber cages, when what should I find but a red cicada wing. I
assume a bird ate the rest. The birds love my plant cages.

So apparetly they have made it to town but are still in low numbers.
If I last another 17 years, maybe there will be enough for me to see.

I'm fond of the tiny monsters, in a strange way. But I'm not having
them for dinner.


On the edible front, I also got the basil into the ground. 12
nursery plants rather than the 20-24 seeded pots I had planned, but
I can't roll back the calendar. I've never made pesto, though both
my wife and I love it. This is supposed to be a pesto year.
Hopefully with excess in the freezer.

--
Drew Lawson | If dreams were thunder,
| and lightning was desire,
| This old house would have burnt down
| a long time ago

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