Cicadas

What is it about the cicadas in summer?  They are probably one of the most hideous insects to look at and they molt leaving their old shells stuck everywhere.   But the sound they make is pure music.  To me it is the true sound of summer.   Reminding me of barbeque cookouts with friends and family that take place on sweaty July weekends.   The sound of being out of school as a kid and biking as far as you can until you get scared you are too far away from home.   The sound that you hear that last moment after you leave the diving board at the pool and fall quickly to the inevitable belly flop on the water below.   The sound that could be the reminder of the first person you kissed on a sweet soft summer night,  or the time you got ice cream all over your shoes because it melted too fast.   Whatever memory it may bring, that ugly bug really does make my summer experience complete every time I hear it's music wafting down from the treetops.