I keep hearing about the cicadas that are coming out of the ground after 17-years. What are they and will we have them here? They contacted Ron Patterson, who works at the University of Idaho in Bonneville County to answer the question. Patterson noted that while the 13-year and 17...
Living in Idaho, it’s easy to sit back and laugh as people in the Midwest and parts of the South panic over the inevitable arrival of “trillions” of cicadas. But should we be that cocky? Getty ImagesThis year’s “cicada invasion” is supposed to be even more intense than the one...
The 17 year cicadas! I wanted to note somewhere in this post that they returned in 2024, but interestingly, none of the questions/categories really fit. So, I opted to share here. I do find their life cycle to be fascinating and worth celebrating. Our Evanston home has a lot of big a...
I shuffle out to the garden in the dark and my feet know exactly where to go and I am so cold and tired but soon I know the sky will get rosy and there is a tiny pale moth in the far corner of the garden, like someones wandering soul, and I see it and that tiny thing whisper...
) just the life-blood and specialty of an isolated farming (and moonshinin’) town, the tone is obvious: if anyone in the audience is allergic to puns and goofy humor, they would do well to leave sooner than later. But for those who stay, they will be treated to more laughs than ...
Reading allows me to gain more knowledge. For example, in my Chinese class, I read the chapter called “Cicadas” in Book of Insects by French naturalist Jean-Henri Casimir Fabre. I wanted to learn more about cicadas’ stories, such as why they leave their holes, and other insects introduc...
Toy Manchester terriers have the stature of tiny dogs, but the spirit of much larger hounds. Equally happy snuggling on a couch or chasing small prey, these dogs will entertain their human companions for upwards of two decades. #5. Bichon frise (tie) ...
By day there are cicadas, and by night, the higurashi. Hinamizawa, a small village in the Japanese countryside. While there are fewer than two thousand people there, every year, ‘something’ happens. For the past 4 years, someone has died, and someone else has gone missing. ...