So quiet it was this morning when I awoke. No one else was up. It was early, the morning was cool. I decided to take a walk, explore the hood, get a lay of the land, see my surroundings. While I was scanning the headlines, drinking my tea and getting ready to go on a walk, I spied my niece tiptoeing into the room where I’m sleeping. She was creeping ever so quietly then suddenly, she stopped. She realized I wasn’t there. You could see the gears spinning in her head. Where is he? She was scanning the room, head swiveling right then left then right, looking rather confused. So I whispered to her, and watched her break into a huge smile as she came running over. Not quietly either. Since every one else was asleep I suggested we go for a walk.
Off we strolled to the park. She was very concerned that I wasn’t wearing shoes and insisted we turn back…..at the end of the driveway. Over her protests, I convinced her that my feet are fine to walk down a few houses without shoes. On the long journey back I spied a spider. Other then the tarantula spiders I see in Tucson, this is one of the biggest I’ve seen.
Of course we, um I mean I, had to take a picture of it. So here is today’s clue for the fabulous prize I have for some lucky winners.
Since my niece obviously inherited my good looks here we are at 6am on our long walk.
So where is the pic of this so called big bad spider? Or were you running away screeming like a little girl and didn’t get one?
By the way, what camera did you decide to get? I just got a Nikon D5000 in the mail yesterday!
Click on the pic to enlarge. It’s a St. Andrew’s Spider.
God, how I really hate spiders!! Glad you are enjoying your vaca w/the 7 deadliest creatures around…… :-/
cool