The Peak of Summer,

Cheers for Cicadas

To Vanquish Squirrel Noises

—Yuh Okano

In my garden, squirrels make squeaking noises and often interfere with the buzz of mating cicadas, and sometimes even stop them buzzing completely. I wrote this haiku poem to encourage the cicadas that live only in summer and not to let themselves be beaten by squirrels.

This month, I made scarves featuring this sentiment.

I hope you like them.