Cicada Music

The past couple of weeks have brought the 17 year cicadas above ground here in central Virginia. It's been interesting to see just how many exit tunnels we can find.

 After tunneling themselves out from their underground home, the nymphs must find a suitable location for their final molt to the adult cicada.

 Here you can see an adult cicada and a casing.

They are really fascinating to see and hear. They started to "sing", small in number, but as more emerged the music volume increased. Hopefully you can get an idea of the sound  from this video.

 

 

It's been very fascinating to watch and hear.  Some people find the sounds eery, alien, unsettling, and are looking forward to the "noise" ending. I think I'll be sorry to hear it end.

Click here for some great information on cicadas.

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Dining With Deer

Every once in awhile the yaks have some company in the fields with them. Turkeys with their babies are a common sight in the spring. Occasionally a fox makes an appearance. From time to time a deer or two will cross the fence line and graze with the yaks, but not usually in the middle of the day.Today several deer decided to dine with the yaks around noon.

Destiny didn't seem to notice her company.

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Going For a Ride

It's March already and winter is saying its good-byes, but Spring hasn't fully sprung here yet. Last week we had temperatures in the upper sixties, but now it's back in the forties for the high. Two weeks ago we had seven inches of snow on the ground. That's a pretty good snowfall for this part of Virginia. Taking care of the daily chores is definitely easier in mild weather. As the snow started to fall, hopefully for the last time this season, Peridot decided she would find a good place to perch and keep warm.

Rosey didn't object.

What, never seen a cat on a pony before?


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Momo- A Tibetan Dish

We really wanted to try some Tibetan foods using yak meat. I found this recipe for yak dumplings, or Momo, last week and decided this was the thing to try.
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/neighborhood_eats&id=7687491

Here's how ours turned out. I think we'll be having this again soon. :)

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Lookin' Good!

Maybe he's incognito, maybe he's saving it for a late night snack, but whatever he's up to he's not telling anyone.Pin It Now!