Exile #2 writes…There’s a definite change in the air, in time for the schools to go back next week. Right on cue the Halloween candy has taken its place in the nearby stores (although I gather Christmas items have already begun appearing in the UK!). The message doesn't seem to have reached the crickets yet, however. For two nights running they have been singing so loud at night that we have had to close the back door for the sake of sanity!
Exile #1 is off to Indiana in the morning, so we are going through the usual checks - making sure he doesn’t have the keys for both of the cars, and that the car he plans to take is parked outside the garage. Our room is above the garage and it can be quite a rude awakening when the electric door opener is activated, even if his flight tomorrow is at the comparatively civilized hour of 6:30 am.
Everywhere I’ve gone in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana over the last two evenings there have been honey locust trees absolutely ringing with the sounds of cicadas. They were loud enough to drown out the noise of the nearby traffic. Take a listen!
