Now I know what signals Christmas

Tonight I spied my first Christmas Beetle of the season. There was a post on S&S Friends the other day about what made Christmas special for you, and what traditions you had. Christmas Beetles make it special for me. And we have a long tradition of saving them out of the pool so they don't drown. I would've tried to take a pic of it, but Oscar tried to eat it so sitting still wasn't on its list tonight. I will try for one out in the sun, yes I'll do the no flash thing with the macro. Maybe I'll even find the tripod.