CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact
As Australians enter the final few weeks of the calendar year, and prepare for a holiday season that has been dampened by global conflicts and economic woes, the Christmas Spirit isn’t as easy to come by.
That’s not to say that decorations aren’t going up, and Christmas shopping isn’t taking place – just this year it’s on a tighter budget.
Anyone lucky enough to ‘go away’ this December will be booking holidays that are a little more no frills.
In fact, the only thing that won’t be downgraded is the quality of ham on Christmas day. But dad will probably be forced to drink domestic beer to pay for that.
While hopes remain high that the summer could be saved by a valiant performance from our cricketers, or a couple weeks of charming weather – it seems that this might just be one of those lull years.
But not for everyone.
The cicadas are having an incredible time.
The usually invisible cicadas are the loudest insects in the world for their size. They emerge from their underground lairs in late spring and summer. The peak Cicada season is November and December. However, their time above ground is often disrupted by Australia’s erratic Christmas weather events.
They will often be heard this time of the year in suburban and rural Australia, the loud mating calls of cicadas are a common sound of the Australian bush in summer. Some of the larger species of Australian cicadas can produce sounds measuring over 120 decibels that make for a hypnotic journey into the depths of sleep for nearby humans.
And right now, it sounds like they are getting stuck in. That’s according to the ambience of the footpath.
It sounds like unadulterated, pure and heated lovemaking.
An absolute cicada fuckfest.
And the rest of the animal kingdom is happy for them. Enjoy summer guys!
