Dear Ones,

Since I saw a Paul McCartney lookalike … maybe an actor impersonator … in the lower parking lot of Malibu Creek State Park yesterday … parked just across from my favorite, shady parking place … I thought I would put these Beetle photos online for you, along with some music reminiscent of the Beatles’ era.

(Good pun, huh?) No more procrastinating!

This is the 10-Lined June Beetle, otherwise known as the Watermelon Beetle. It stopped by to say hi to Hermes the Peace Dove, and then took a nap there.

I feel this 10-Lined June Beetle has character. I liked the Beetle very much. I like Green June Beetles too, but I haven’t seen any this year. I hear their children eat the roots of lawn grass, but that is not an issue for me as I went ‘water wise’ a few years ago …

To turn off the background music that runs when this page starts, click once or twice on the arrow on the audio bar at the bottom of the page …

Image: “Ten-Lined June Beetle (Watermelon Beetle, Polyphylla decemlineata) 1,” by Alice B. Clagett, 17 June 2026, CC BY-SA 4.0 International, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

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Image: “Ten-Lined June Beetle (Watermelon Beetle, Polyphylla decemlineata) 2,” by Alice B. Clagett, 17 June 2026, CC BY-SA 4.0 International, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

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Image: “Ten-Lined June Beetle (Watermelon Beetle, Polyphylla decemlineata) 3,” by Alice B. Clagett, 17 June 2026, CC BY-SA 4.0 International, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

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Image: “Ten-Lined June Beetle (Watermelon Beetle, Polyphylla decemlineata) 4,” by Alice B. Clagett, 17 June 2026, CC BY-SA 4.0 International, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

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Image: “Ten-Lined June Beetle (Watermelon Beetle, Polyphylla decemlineata) 5,” by Alice B. Clagett, 17 June 2026, CC BY-SA 4.0 International, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

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Image: “Ten-Lined June Beetle (Watermelon Beetle, Polyphylla decemlineata) 6,” by Alice B. Clagett, 17 June 2026, CC BY-SA 4.0 International, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

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Io lux et pax nobiscum.
Joy, light and peace be with us!
Alice B. Clagett

Written and published on 5 July 2026

 

Music by PixelPond from Pixabay – “A Dreamy 1967 Psychedelic Pop Song in the Style of the Beatles’ Era” – Pixabay License

Alternate music, which reminded me of some `yikesey finikesy’ stuff that I encountered on yesterday’s walk …

 

Muzyka 5 (1)” by Alexwriter – Music by Alex Makarov from Pixabay – Pixabay License

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