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# Photos | Cicada-ville: A bad haiku on zoning
- URL: https://bsquarebulletin.com/photos-cicada-ville-a-bad-haiku-on-zoning/
- Published: 2021-05-23T23:34:55.000Z
- Updated: 2025-02-25T02:23:27.000Z
- Author: Dave Askins
- Tags: Old B Square, #imported-whole

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Last Monday, I wandered over to the Monroe County courthouse grounds in downtown Bloomington to check the status of cicadas. I saw a cute bunny rabbit, but no cicadas.

On Saturday, I noticed a few cicada shells clinging to the face of the the Alexander Monument when I was [covering the rally for the arts](https://bsquarebulletin.com/2021/05/22/arts-groups-cheer-bloomington-mayors-news-on-waldron-while-the-pandemic-has-stalled-us-it-has-not-killed-us/). So I figured on Sunday afternoon I would check again.

What a difference a week made. After the jump is a set of cicada photos I took on the courthouse grounds. And here’s my best poetic effort on the topic: 

**Cicada-ville: A bad haiku on zoning**  
Bug-eyed pest cracks forth  
Leaves shell vacant, sad, lonely  
Non-conforming use

**Photos: County Courthouse Cicadas May 23, 2021**

[Click to view slideshow.](https://bsquarebulletin.com/2021/05/23/photos-cicada-ville-a-bad-haiku-on-zoning/#gallery-20647-1-slideshow)