Cicadas and Dogs

[unico_love]

The cicadas are out again (the ones that only come out every 17 years). I remember them from when I was very young. I was under the impression that they were much more widespread than they are! I thought the cicadas came out everywhere:-) It's strange. The ice cream parlor has a special cicada "flavor" and there are commercials for sales at stores in honor of the cicadas. They really creep me out:-P I'm certainly trying to avoid hurting them, but they do scare me. I am not very fond of insects. Our dog, Rasputin, seems really entertained by them, though. He tilts his head and stares at them.

On the topic of dogs, our horrible neighbors' psycho dog was out loose again the very day after the police came. Fortunately, he didn't attack anyone, he was just running up ahead to the owner coming home from work. But still... Those people are not afraid of repercussions. That dog is huge and could kill someone. If that dog does succeed in biting a person, I imagine the owners would be in very big trouble. They have been warned many times. I wish they would move:-P

Comments

[indigogecko.livejournal.com]

I lived in Japan as a kid - for 4 years. I was pretty young (age 4 to age 8) but if memory serves there were ALWAYS cicadas, every summer. The idea of having them only every 17 years is new to me (we don't have them at all in England, just bloody noisy crickets out in the countryside). I didn't find the sound creepy at all, it was what lulled me to sleep on hot nights.

[unico-love.livejournal.com]

The sound doesn't bother me too much, except when I'm outside. Then it actually hurts my ears:-/ I have sensitive hearing.