When Does It Get Too Cold For The Crickets?

Sooooo.............. I woke up at 3 a.m., usual time of night to hit the 'little girls room'.  When I got back in bed, I accidentally missed the coaster that I keep my lidded, large with handle, Tervis tumbler in.  I sat it back up thinking that there wasn't enough water in it to spill, when I heard the trickle of H2O hitting the floor.  CRAP! So, I had to scramble, in the dark, to the bathroom to grab a towel, turn the light on, waking the DH, to wipe up the water! Of course by now, I'm wide awake, sort of!!  I wasn't quite awake, but enough that a funny sound was coming through the open window (yes, we still do that sort of thing this time of year).  Being in this new house, I've seen and heard all kinds of strange things.  Being out in the county, they still use the old siren horns to alert the volunteer fire department, and that was what I evidently heard. I think this, because shortly after it started, I heard the truck sirens going the opposite direction from my house. The volunteer fire house is literally about a 1/4 of a mile around the corner. Anyway, the sound caught my attention and sleep alluded me by then.  So, I got closer to the window to try to figure out the noise, when of course it stopped! ERGG! I sat there for a minute, listening to nothing other than the crickets! CRICKETS? It's in the 40's outside and I hear crickets? OK! I know once the temps start getting into the 60's that a lot of insects can't move, but obviously, crickets are not one of them! I love the sound of crickets, many a summer night they have lulled me to sleep. But when it's that chilly, and after the shock of having to clean up the water, it was not lulling to hear them! Know What I Mean?  So, here I am at 6:30 a.m. writing about the crickets.  I don't know why my brain got caught on the temperature and the noisy crickets, but it did.  It's one of life's mysteries I guess!

I'm off to see if I can slumber some more, before I have to teach the kids! UGH!! It's OK though, it will still be a pleasant day!!  Especially since the day promises to be beautiful, clear skies and in the low 70's! I love this time of year, hence the open windows!