Great pics everyone! Moni, your grands are so darn cute...what a fun picture! :)

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.

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)

ElizabethA.....Yes it's Monte Vista, looking West, the crane festival we went to in March. The moon is setting early in the morning. Thank you! Looking East, sunrise @ the crane festival....