Posted on July 26, 2022July 26, 2022 by merisser229 The Cicada Sights and Sounds of Summer The summer sound of the Cicada is here! I took this picture a step from my front door of the holes they make when the nymphs, who have been deep underground for years, burrow their way to the surface, shed their exoskeleton, take to the trees and fill the air with sound. #nature pic.twitter.com/4UV07d18lm— M.E. Risser Photography (@MER_Foto) July 26, 2022 Note the arid ground after our long heat wave and drought enters record territory