A bit of a different music Monday today. This song has no real pro-life message – unless you consider the fact that it’s their mating song.

Cicadas come out every 13 years here in Mid-Missouri to sing and mate. The last time they were out was 1998, so this year is their year to party and they’re out in full, loud and nasty force right now! You can’t see them too well in this video that I shot on my iPhone yesterday (I try not to get too close to them if I can possibly avoid it!!), but you can definitely hear them! There must be thousands in these trees.

They’ve definitely reached a fever-pitch here. I hope that means we’re at the peak of this brood and it won’t be lasting too much longer. I had to get a bunch of them swept out of my garage yesterday – so nasty!!

Here is a video my dad took. He got a little more up close and personal: