Locusts!

It's noisy outside!! The cicadas are here! They supposedly go in 13 or 17 yr cycles. Not sure which one we're in....kindof pretty as far as bugs go....



Here's a very short clip that illustrates the constant noise outside!





Otherwise, not a lot going on around here. No big projects or anything - just a few weeks away from our Yellowstone trip, though.

Here's some pretty flowers in the yard....




This is one of the amaryllis bulbs Grandma gave me a few years ago. I've planted 3 outside - this one is the only one to send up a shoot so far this year. Looks like a bug is eating the blossom - we'll see in a day or two if it opens spectacularly!!