I've been on something of a Cicada kick recently. It's hard not to if you live in Middle Tennessee. They invade every aspect of life.
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The cicada chirp is ubiquitous. The brain tunes it out after a period of time, the background of daily life. After sitting outside near the deafening sound of a tree full of cicadas, going inside is like someone turning out the lights of sound with your ears stumbling around in the dark seeking out any sound to listen by.
When I left work yesterday I noticed tons of cicadas flying around my car. I wandered over to where they were clustered and found the wall of cicadas in the video above. The sound was overwhelming and the sight truly amazing. How many bugs were on that wall? Thousands? Tens of Thousands?
Yes, it's difficult to not be on some kind of cicada kick these days in Nashville. I really do like these freaky things.
Oh, the image below...I managed to pull myself away from cicadas long enough to capture the image on my phone. It's a machine used to bore out pipes. I really like the shot but there doesn't seem to be much interest on my Flickr or Redbubble accounts. I used the Vignette app for both of these photos.
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| Pipe Machine, May 24, 2011 |
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Great loud wall of Cicadas; must have thought a new kind of tree had sprung up while on their 13 year sleep-over!. Loved it.
ReplyDeleteThanks anon. My gorgous wife wondered the same but the building has been here since the 80s. I remember it was deemed the ugliest new building in Nashville when it was first built...perhaps they're just attracted to ugly :)
ReplyDeleteAnd what building is this exactly?? i want to steer clear!
ReplyDeleteNo worries. They're gone from the wall, now, Anon :)
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