With the arrival of cooler autumn weather, the familiar chirps, rattles, ticks, clicks and buzzes of the insects have grown quiet. For some, the sound lacked harmony, but for others, it struck a peaceful chord.
“Music is in all growing things;
And underneath the silky wings
Of smallest insects there is stirred
A pulse of air that must be heard;
Earth’s silence lives, and throbs, and sings.”
~George Parsons Lathrop
walking on a country road 
did you know that you can tell how warm it is by listening to a cricket?
I have heard that. Pretty cool fact! It is, however, no fun when it’s warm outside and one gets behind furniture in your house and is chirping, and you can’t get it out. 🙂
true but they might be telling you something?
https://www.kheperawellness.com/spirituality/spiritual-meaning-of-a-cricket-in-your-house/
Interesting thoughts. I tend to lean toward their wanting to get out of rain or colder weather. We use to have a skink that did the same thing.
I love this! How beautiful it is to notice the tiny things that are nearly always overlooked!
The insect world is an interesting tiny world. Thanks! 🙂
Those beautiful sounds of nature slip beyond my ears these days as my hearing fails. We lose a lot when we gain another year
However, others gain a lot. I’m glad for the precious time that God has given for you to share Paul’s art and your godly wisdom and talents through your blog. You are a blessing.
Thank you Rebecca. The feeling is mutual ❤️❤️
And with the leaves gone, it is even quieter. Thank goodness for the chickadees and juncos!
I enjoy hearing the Canadian geese as they fly by at this time of year. 🙂
Me, too. A part of me wants to follow them!
The cicadas are silenced with this cold weather (even some snow on Halloween). I only heard them on weekends as I come home from walking and/or errands and start working, so I’m not out again. The noise of the cicadas buzzing is really intense sometimes. Then, as you say, everything is silent ’til next year.
I did hear a few crickets on our walk tonight, so maybe not totally quiet, but yes, the loud sound of the cicadas does seem to be past. When we walk, sometimes I welcome their sound, and sometimes they are a bit much.
I know we complain about the heat and humidity sometimes and your weather is hotter and more humid than ours, but there is a sadness to the end of Summer as well.