Earth Day came and went on Monday overshadowed by my son's birthday. Back in high school we used to plant trees on the campus on that day - then known as Arbor Day - trees that today have birds nesting and initials of students carved in the bark. The cherry blossoms are spectacular again this year. But the cool spring in the northeast is delaying the warming of the earth which in turn may be delaying the emerging of the seventeen year cicadas which are expected to appear along the eastern seaboard before the end of May or early June. It is said you will hear them before you see them - millions of cicadas screeching and seeking their mates - then dying and covering your lawn crunching under foot. It is expected that their migration will start in the Carolinas and head north - as soon as the earth temperature reaches 64 degrees Fah. This is the first time they will be followed on T-World using #BroodII or #Cicadas. So if you hear them coming keep your windows shut and get out the ear plugs.
tjs
Next - TBA
http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/09/17676853-17-years-in-the-making-this-springs-cicada-invasion-generates-early-buzz?lite
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