What did you get up to today?

[Hannie]

Beautiful!

[schen]

My irises finally start blooming.

[Shadow]

Lovely Schen!

[schen]

The Brood XIII of the 17-year cicada is emerging in our area this week. It is expected to reach 1.5 million per acre top. Down south, the Brood XIX of the 13-year cicada is also emerging this year. It is a once in 221 years event that will blow out your eardrums in the overlapping areas.

[Candice]

The Brood XIII of the 17-year cicada is emerging in our area this week. It is expected to reach 1.5 million per acre top. Down south, the Brood XIX of the 13-year cicada is also emerging this year. It is a once in 221 years event that will blow out your eardrums in the overlapping areas.

Noisy little things!!

[schen]

They love my hostas.  The funny thing is that I haven't heard much of their songs. Maybe because my hearing is gone.

[Hannie]

Maybe they are still too young and feel like they have nothing to sing about?  ;-))

[schen]

Every day, there are more.

[Hannie]

Getting ready for the concert!

[philbach]

This time of the year my country road is filled with Phlox.  Very pretty

[schen]

Beautiful flowers, Phil.
The prairie flowers start blooming here too.
My wife worked on prairie restoration and they planted these Prairie Smoke two years ago.

[schen]

Meanwhile, the cicadas turned into bloodsuckers on my hostas.