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Creepy Crawly Cosplay - Shoko Nagawa
Ying's World of Cute, Hello Kitty and other stuff | August 31st 2008 by Ying Dong
Not something I would have thought of, for sure, from Shokotan. They are bugs and cicadas up there, they are actual Locust molts, so while they aren’t alive, they are the real thing! Shoko Nagawa, a Japanese pop idol and actress is apparent read more
A Long Walk at Dillon Nature Center - Thistles, Rainbows and More
Patsy's Ponderings | August 31st 2008 by Patsy Terrell
This afternoon I took a walk at Dillon Nature Center. Greg was out shooting cicadas and called telling me it was really moody because rain was impending. I rushed right out because I didn't want to miss anything.I spent at least 20 minutes photograph read more
Spirited away
Tiny Traveller | August 28th 2008 by mihiro
Cicadas chirped with hollowness, the wind murmured into the trees and misty air veiled my skin. read more
Attack of the Cicada Killer
The Ohio Nature Blog | August 26th 2008 by Tom
My co-worker Rick Gardner, one of the best botanists in the State of Ohio, was botanizing recently at Davis Memorial State Nature Preserve in Adams County, Ohio, when he heard a cicada buzzing on the ground. "What could be happening?" he must have t read more
Labor Day
Lila's Blog | August 26th 2008 by Lila Delman
You may remember my post from early August lamenting the transtion from July to August. That is like your 40th birthday while August to September is a little closer to the 60th. The crickets and cicadas are now in full swing and sweatshirts are now a read more
The Unsilence of Silence by Kat Magendie
Year of Gratitude (YOG) | August 25th 2008 by Angie
I stop what I’m doing and listen. The cove at Killian’s Knob is exceptionally quiet this coming evening. And by “quiet” I do not mean a vacuum of silence; I am not sure that exists, except maybe in some far and away space. There is always sou read more
LIfe at the mountain....
the road to success | August 24th 2008 by Geerbuckzzz
It has been eight years since I was selected as one of the lucky few to enter the Philippine High School for the Arts. Of course, as the name says, the institution is aimed to hone the selected students' skill in their particular Art Major. Like me, read more
Snacking From the Critter Cart
Prepare to be Absurdized | August 24th 2008 by JT
Asian food is considered one of the most delicious in the world, but there’s a lot more to it than sushi, dumplings or rice. The only problem is not many non-Asians could handle these exclusive dishes. These "delicacies" you probably can't stomach, read more
Time.
The Small Picture | August 23rd 2008
It doesn't stand still. It never has. I wish it would stop for a few days, let me enjoy them a while longer. The cicadas outside fill the air with their noise. The old Anime way of showing it was summer... I never believed it was truly read more
Shoes All About Color
Shoes From Around the Globe | August 21st 2008 by gerri
This evening I actually opt to type this blog amidst the verdant foliage and potted tropical flowers on my mini patio. I thought it would be cool to blog, while listening to cicadas and sipping freshly chilled lemonade with a sprig of spearmint read more
Tail Up!
Lively Dog Blog | August 20th 2008
Fergus had his first long walk in three weeks today. It was too cold for cicadas to sing, so the boys and I met their friend Sally at the conservation land and went for a long walk through the fields and a swim in the river. With no Mutt Muffs. He read more
Bluehost Woes
My Thoughts, Ideas, and Ramblings | August 20th 2008 by Lisa
I am seriously upset/angry/frustrated, and I am not sure what other emotions I am feeling either (and no this isn’t about those cicadas that have decided to leave their casings on our swing sets). Instead, this is a post about my hosting compa read more
Singing Cicadas
Dave's Blog | August 19th 2008 by David
(An Apache Cicada on Palo Verde. Photo courtesy of Az~Kate on Flickr.)"As the desert heat bakes the earth and drives most wild creatures to seek shelter in the shade, the Apache Cicadas (Diceroprocta apache) emerge from under the ground to find mates read more
Lightning Bugs & More Lightning in Kentucky
The Alien Next Door | August 19th 2008 by Nina Munteanu
Nicknamed the "Bluegrass State" for its prevalent bluegrass, Kentucky is also known for its horses, with possibly more per capita than anywhere else in the world, according to my Kentucky friends. And there is no better representation than the Kentuc read more
Icky bugs
My Thoughts, Ideas, and Ramblings | August 18th 2008 by Lisa
When I saw the above bugs casing outside, I almost needed to get a life insurance quote. I wasn’t sure what those things were besides super creepy. I have to thank the Twitter Community, because several of them quickly let me know they were c read more
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Remembering Matters | August 18th 2008 by Judith Shapiro
I sit on my bedWorkingReadingWritingThe sounds of summer scream gently in the open windowA cat sleeps on the sillConstant comforting background noise of bugsCrickets or are they cicadas or something else entirelyA slight breeze comes in fits and star read more
Summer Days (Korean) 2008
AvistaZ Asian Movies | August 17th 2008 by Abi Xalmon
AvistaZ Asian Movies - visit our site for full content. Posted in Romance, Tv Drama Name of Torrent: Summer Days Genre: Romance, advertisement Language: korean Subtitles: English Year: 2008 LG Xnote crossover film (mini ad-movie), 7 Episodes 1. read more
Weekend Reviews (I-II)
Big A little a | August 17th 2008 by Kelly Herold
It's the last weekend of summer in Smalltown. Kid1 and Kid2 go back on Thursday, and I'm back on Friday. I'm very much a summer person--I've been on an academic schedule for most of my life. But it's not just the time off--time spent reading what I read more
Summer Time
Dreaming In Reality | August 17th 2008 by Becka
Sitting outside, listening to the cicadas drone on, the breeze blowing through the trees, not too hot, the humidity is just right. If summer was like this all the time, I’d love the season more. read more
Singing Cicada
Steve Creek Outdoors | August 17th 2008 by Steve Creek
Cicadas like heat and do their most spirited singing during the hotter hours of a summer day. read more
Insects and Olympians
The Business of Sports | Sun-Sentinel Blogs | August 15th 2008 by Jason Lowell
No question this one’s a stretch (pun intended), but how could I pass up an opportunity to connect pest control with the Olympics? Thankfully, Barry Murray -- as in “Barry The Bug Guy,” national spokesman for pest control company, Truly Nolen read more
Massospora and You
Vox Hortus | August 15th 2008
I found this cicada in the Taiwan forest, hanging out on a branch, dead. Apparently infected with Massospora, he was eaten by the fungus from the outside in, leaving this empty exoskeleton, wings, and the dried fungal body oozing out from all of his read more
A walk outside on a summer night
Everyday Life with a Smile | August 14th 2008 by Lisha
Tonight I walked outside to let the dog out.What a beautiful night.The path from the woods was occupied by the wispy fog as it crept up from the familiar creek. The cicadas were chirping their nightly song...chirp...chirp with a note from a frog and read more
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Goddess In The City | August 14th 2008 by Minerva Jane
SummerzAugust in New York: streets empty of locals and fill with tourists. Days are hot and slow; evenings echo with the sound of cicadas--a sound that always, without fail, brings me back to the summer evenings in suburban DC of my childhood.No pool read more
Wish You Were Here
Moonbeam McQueen | August 13th 2008 by Moonbeam McQueen
I miss you all! We’re having a great time, and although I’m reading comments, there hasn’t been much time to write. Last night, I sat on the front porch, listening to my brother-in-law strum his guitar as he quietly hummed some tun read more
The Neighborhood Band
by thorngren | August 12th 2008 by thorngren
Trio1. 16 x 20initial pencil sketch on paper2. 16 x 20acrylic collageon paperTurning down the tune of the Must Do's, that ever playing song in my head , I stole an extra hour of sleep.Through an open window a band of cicadas played castanets with a t read more
Song of Summer
Sherry's Place | August 9th 2008
With the roar of a million katydids at night and even more of these cicadas during the day, there is no silence in the woods this time of year. We call these cicadas “jar flies”. Some say it is because, when you hold one in your hand, it read more
Transported by Cicadas
Chefdruck Musings | August 9th 2008 by Vanessa Druckman
The power of memory never ceases to amaze me. One sound, one scent, or one taste can transport me back in time to a moment I thought I'd forgotten. The link between that sense and my memory is so strong that I'm suddenly back in the moment - feelin read more
Hibiya Park Bento
Mechakucha めちゃくちゃ | August 7th 2008 by David Wilson
Today’s around 35 degrees, still humid. A great way to spend lunchtime is to buy a bento at the shop behind the office, and head over to Hibiya Park. The cicadas are chirping, a brass band is practising, and I found a tree to sit under in the read more
Olympic Snacking: Seahorse-on-a-Stick
Buck's Weird News Blog | August 7th 2008 by Buck Wolf
China might have a KFC right near the Forbidden City, but if you're looking for more exotic delectables, Olympic snack foods include fried scorpion, goat lung soup, starfish and cicadas... read more