An acorn falls from a tree and pelts the ground with a thud. The impact stirs a small pale moth who flutters from one blade of grass to the safety of another.
The roaring sound of cicada tymbals has noticeably quieted. The next generation of periodical cicadas is young and silent. After hatching from eggs laid in trees, they will fall to the ground and tunnel into the earth, where they will live in darkness for years. These days it is the lightning bugs who are putting on a show.
