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One of our common annual cicadas, the scissor-grinder cicada, certainly makes a noise like it’s grinding something.

A scissor-grinder concert in the evening is rather comforting.

It reminds me that steamy summer is long in the tooth, and it won’t be too long before refreshing cooler temperatures begin to creep in as autumn approaches.

Steve Vantreese, a freelance outdoors writer, can be contacted at outdoors@paducahsun.com.

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