The sounds of summer

I heard my first true sounds of Summer on Saturday;
the Cicada.

Whenever I hear their buzzing on a hot July afternoon,
it is that sound that signifies Summer to me.

I can remember for as long as I have been alive,
from the times as kids, when we thought the sound was from the
electrical lines overhead,
the buzzing of Cicadas is the sound of Summer.

I love that sound, just as I love the sound of Crickets
later in the Summer during August.

Cicadas signify to me the beginning of Summer,
while Crickets signify the coming end of Summer,
and the coming wonderful season of Autumn.

DB.