What's In Bloom?

May 30, 2004

We spent the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend in Pennsylvania, enjoying the beautiful weather. The cicada noise was a bit much, you had to speak loudly to be heard over it. In the evening as it cooled down, they got quiet and it was lovely. We celebrated by eating a few (see the last few pictures below).

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	Rose 'Nearly Wild'


	Rose 'Nearly Wild'


	Peony


	Moth


	Cicada Damage to Chestnut (Castanea dentata) Branches


	Cicada Egg Tracks on Chestnut (Castanea dentata) Branch


	Cicada on Chestnut (Castanea dentata) Branch


	Cicada on Chestnut (Castanea dentata) Branch


	Cicada on Chestnut (Castanea dentata) Branch


	Cicadas on Lilac


	Cicada Shells


	Cicadas on Metasequoia


	Quercus alba (White Oak) Cicada Damage


	Quercus alba (White Oak) Cicada Damage


	Larix kaempferi (Japanese Larch)


	Larix kaempferi (Japanese Larch) Leaf and cone detail


	Larix kaempferi (Japanese Larch) Leaf and cone detail


	Akebia quinata (Fiveleaf Akebia) Leaf detail


	Actinidia (Kiwi) Flower and leaf detail


	Gooseberries


	Dragonfly


	Pyrus communis Seckle (Pear) Leaf and fruit detail


	Viburnum recognitum (Northern Arrowwood) Flower and leaf detail


	Viburnum recognitum (Northern Arrowwood) Flower and leaf detail


	Ralph Eating a Cicada


	Ralph Eating a Cicada


	Roasting Cicadas and Marshmallows


	Roasting Cicadas and Marshmallows


	Getting Ready to Eat My Roasted Cicadas


	Periodical S'more (a.k.a. Cicada in a Marshmallow)


	Mmmmm. That's good. (Well, sort of tasteless, actually)


	Ralph's Single-Stick Version


	Do I really Want to Eat That?


	Eh, Why Not?