This is a Swamp Milkweed beetle with its heart set on a meal in our garden. For the time being I have taken a live and let live attitude but if this guy invites any of his friends over I may change my tune. I played in my final soccer match of the season this morning and we lost a well played game to the first place team in the division. I was finally able to shoot again with my right foot, my knee having now fully recovered. After the game the team gathered at the CCHS field where we remembered Hakim, the son of one of my teammates. We all chipped in to have a beautiful mature oak tree planted at the entrance to the soccer complex in his memory. It was an emotional celebration and I hope to obtain a photo of the event for future inclusion here.