Tag Archives: Cicadas

The Upper Left-Hand Brick

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Randy Tindall

NOTE:  This posting has an error!   The apple-like oak leaf gall is caused by a (gasp) midge, not a wasp!  The leaf gall of the wasp is an elongated gall along the veins of the leaf.  I will update the … Continue reading →

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Image Galleries—Finally

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Randy Tindall

I’m finally getting around to putting some images up!  You can view them under “Image Gallery” and switch between the different topics at the lower left of the gallery screen, where it says All Categories.  More images will be added … Continue reading →

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We Hardly Knew Ye……

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Randy Tindall

The Great Southern Brood has flung its fling, sung its songs, flown its flights, sowed its seeds. A few lonely latecomers still flit around, looking a little lost, wondering where the big party is, but the waves of red-eyed revelers … Continue reading →

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The Great Southern Brood

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Randy Tindall

The Great Southern Brood is in our backyard, playing out a small part of its epic history here during these hot, oppressive days of late May, early June—-days more reminiscent of July and August than of this supposed pre-summer interlude.  … Continue reading →

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