Sun’s Longitude：75°
Lunar calendar: 27th April
Pentads: Mantises grow, Bushtits begin to sing, Blackbirds loset their voices

Corn on Ear is a jolly time. No matter how big the Sun, it could not be bigger than the sound of cicadas. I stand beside a reed under a kapok tree for five minutes and the cicadas surrounding me start singing nonstop. I wonder if it is the sun or the sound of cicadas that make me feel a bit dizzy.

Every year I look forward to hearing their voice as it marks the ripening of litchi.

黃經：75°
農曆四月廿七
物候: 螳螂生，鶰始鳴，反舌無聲

芒種是個熱鬧的日子，太陽雖大，仍不及蟬聲大。我站在木棉樹下的蘆葦旁五分鐘，在前方的、左右的蟬不停的鳴叫。不知是太陽太大還是蟬聲太大，我竟有點頭暈。

每一年我都很期待聽見蟬鳴，因為有蟬聲就是荔枝剛成熟的時候。