On a lighter note:

Here's a picture of a beautiful spider who has taken up residence in one of our Leland Cyprus trees.



I've never bothered to identify them, but we get one or two each fall. This year we have loads. I suspect because the increased rainfall led to increased insect population, ergo more spiders. That's cool with me since they give me a false sense that we could win the battle with the gigantic mosquitoes and flies.