tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post3484840687198915981..comments2024-03-27T05:15:49.616-04:00Comments on Around Roanoke, VA (A Daily Photo Blog): Rural Thursday Blog Hop # 16Tanya Breesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01949602989774270159noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-45967501209781821532012-05-11T20:31:55.356-04:002012-05-11T20:31:55.356-04:00I heard (no pun intended) on the network news abou...I heard (no pun intended) on the network news about it a couple days ago... amazing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-73903925118430775352012-05-11T08:24:14.057-04:002012-05-11T08:24:14.057-04:00Cool pics! It reminds me of summer hearing the Ci...Cool pics! It reminds me of summer hearing the Cicadas in the evening. It's been a while though. <br /><br /><br />Thanks for stopping by to see my sweet strawberries!<br /><br />JenJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16340498474420992787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-28159128730434973792012-05-10T23:29:59.834-04:002012-05-10T23:29:59.834-04:00I haven't heard these in years.I haven't heard these in years.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14324315351283229508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-15190192892763254762012-05-10T17:33:46.314-04:002012-05-10T17:33:46.314-04:00I do know cicada's well. I was at a friends h...I do know cicada's well. I was at a friends house last summer and there must have been a cicada party going on in her trees because boy were they loud.Regina Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837700572358826612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-10915302836495878562012-05-10T16:30:44.875-04:002012-05-10T16:30:44.875-04:00We played "army" with the shells when I ...We played "army" with the shells when I was a kid in Kansas by lining up the "forces" on the picnic table! :) Like Amy said, it was a challenge to get them off the tree without breaking the legs. I still remember their sound, the sound of summer from my childhood...sigh. I miss lightning bugs too!Candy C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07863818451136277378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-20165565981183856212012-05-10T15:25:48.970-04:002012-05-10T15:25:48.970-04:00stopping by to say hi and thanks so much for the f...stopping by to say hi and thanks so much for the follow;<br /><br />following you right back!Betty Manousoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08549686306725800208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-72155506144018929362012-05-10T14:24:28.526-04:002012-05-10T14:24:28.526-04:00they are cool, i love to hear the noise they make....they are cool, i love to hear the noise they make.<br /><br />wonderful post and blog!<br /><br />hope you're having a great day!Betty Manousoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08549686306725800208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-31280603475845099262012-05-10T14:16:52.442-04:002012-05-10T14:16:52.442-04:00The "Year of the Cicada" sort of snuck u...The "Year of the Cicada" sort of snuck up on me. Didn't realize it was here again so soon.Revrunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01906290746860646907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-35049555393825267372012-05-10T13:48:41.553-04:002012-05-10T13:48:41.553-04:00we had the every summer variety in missouri too......we had the every summer variety in missouri too...you could hear them every summer, all summer...but then while we were there a new variety came up from below...i remember the big hub-bub about it and was confused since we always heard them anyway!Tanya Breesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01949602989774270159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-64011576382299139262012-05-10T12:42:35.932-04:002012-05-10T12:42:35.932-04:00Those cicadas are quite something. I don't re...Those cicadas are quite something. I don't remember hearing them in these parts (Massachusetts)but I remember them in Ohio. They are noisy little buggers.barbara l. halehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15251598050638810751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-81697803538431560352012-05-10T11:22:43.017-04:002012-05-10T11:22:43.017-04:00An amazing life cycle. I've never heard of th...An amazing life cycle. I've never heard of this species. Fine post.donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11683101466651668784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-44019204967340603662012-05-10T10:39:09.784-04:002012-05-10T10:39:09.784-04:00I remember cicadas from my childhood. Hmmm. I wond...I remember cicadas from my childhood. Hmmm. I wonder if this will be a cicada year here too. I'll just have to wait and see.EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-49159131084394231592012-05-10T09:36:38.584-04:002012-05-10T09:36:38.584-04:00We get them here too (not this year) and sometimes...We get them here too (not this year) and sometimes the air is thick with them. They're fun to watch until one gets in your hair!Pathttp://bailey-road.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-32647817945047333412012-05-10T09:28:22.124-04:002012-05-10T09:28:22.124-04:00we get the every-summer variety here. they're ...we get the every-summer variety here. they're cool.TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-59268900261358081052012-05-10T09:24:56.067-04:002012-05-10T09:24:56.067-04:00yuk, with a very cool sound!!yuk, with a very cool sound!!Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16823369215793154260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-28894277126715253992012-05-10T08:26:30.139-04:002012-05-10T08:26:30.139-04:00We called them "locusts" when we were ki...We called them "locusts" when we were kids -- not really knowing they were cicadas. I love the sound they make. Reminds me of summers in my youth. :)Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06116903234641971344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-55161024861013474932012-05-10T08:23:12.538-04:002012-05-10T08:23:12.538-04:00A must have sound for spring/summer nights! I col...A must have sound for spring/summer nights! I collected the shells when I was a child. I know, weird. The challenge was to get them off of tree intact without breaking the legs.Amy Burzesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10603247185748005749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-27875484363856612492012-05-10T08:06:33.816-04:002012-05-10T08:06:33.816-04:00Im soooo glad we dont get those. they look nasty.
...Im soooo glad we dont get those. they look nasty.<br /><br />Shaun<br /><a href="http://www.valleysshutterbug.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Valleys ShutterBug</a>Shaunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18071422991636303388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-73669158461585245522012-05-10T07:59:06.493-04:002012-05-10T07:59:06.493-04:00We went hiking last weekend and saw them (and hear...We went hiking last weekend and saw them (and heard them!)Lisa @ Two Bears Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03464839163693785901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-12211934563263527062012-05-10T06:32:15.571-04:002012-05-10T06:32:15.571-04:00it doesn't bother me at all....i get so used t...it doesn't bother me at all....i get so used to it that i have actually listen for it hahaTanya Breesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01949602989774270159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-80077129261389853662012-05-10T04:01:58.781-04:002012-05-10T04:01:58.781-04:00I love to hear the noise they make! It can be irri...I love to hear the noise they make! It can be irritating to those who don't like it, though.Brian Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11937257563835611400noreply@blogger.com