Gorgeous photos as always. Love your little bird Taigen. Oh, Taigen, is DH is playing at the Caseley Park Summer Concert Series and then in PEI; in July with a Blue Rodeo tribute band called Blue Radio. Do you live near Moncton?

The tree guys said that that beetle wasn't responsible for the tree dying, a different (and much smaller ) beetle, a pine borer was at fault. In July you could stand in front of the house and hear the bugs munching away on the tree behind the house. The other bug, the green and brown spiky caterpillar, one of the tree guys found with his elbow. As in he bumped the leaf it was on, and felt a strong stinging/burning sensation. I knew what it was because I had researched stinging caterpillars a couple of weeks ago when I found one with the back of my neck. Although the one I found was a different species that looked nothing like this one which is called a Saddleback Caterpillar.

For those of you who are having difficulty growing flowers, try what this lady did...get out your crochete hooks, some yarn and make you own....... And just a pretty rose

A puzzle of sorts. If I look at it too long I lose the pattern on the little cuts...lol (upper corners by the sink cabinets)