The cicada's arrived on the farm, but now they have quieted down considerably. I am amazed that people keep saying that they hated them followed by "remember the plague" but cicadas were not part of the plague, locusts were, and cicadas are NOT locusts! Locusts are giant grasshoppers. I think they are beautiful and the kids love them. My five year old daughter brought one in the house to be a pet! When we were at the VBS carnival last night kids were pouring juice over the bug trying to kill it so I saved it and gently explained how  God made all creatures and that we shouldn't harm them. I also showed them how there was a letter W on the wing and how cool it was. I hope I changed at least two kids view of bugs. I am just shocked at how many people in Kentucky want to kill every wasp, snake, bug etc... that happens to come along. I am determined to change this attitude one child at a time. My ten year old Sam was so upset because the kids were pulling the wings off cicadas and putting them back in the trees.
We actually catch good bugs and place them in the garden. If there are bugs destroying our crops we will do away with them, but otherwise we don't kill anything except flies and fleas and mosquitos that try to bite us. Did you know that wasps prey upon spiders? even black widow spiders! Last week we went to the library and saw the reptile house! I got to wear a burmese python around my neck, and we got to see beautiful lizards, spiders and turtles too.
We spend a lot of time in the library in the summer. They have art, movies, and shows of various types. I can't  WAIT to see the entomologist that is coming in July. I love the summer when you can go out anytime and not get the "why aren't you in school" questions! We spend a lot of time tending the garden, catching fireflies, swimming in the pool, riding dirtbikes and other fun summer stuff. So what do you all summer?