
What on earth were Ace and Kim up to last Monday night at 12:30 a.m.?
We’ve all heard how important it is to eat a diet high in roughage. Likewise, “roughaging” (spending time outdoors) is essential to our mental health. Even if it’s a settee on the porch, we need it, gotta have it. I aim to be the reason you pulled your bedding out the back door last night.
Just watched Ken Burns short film on the ‘Shakers’ & discovered the Shakers invented the clothespin along with a number of other essential tools we use often. And the film credits a female shaker for inventing the cicular saw:-) Go-go Farmgirls e.g., crafters, drafters, engineers, inventors & more.
Great pictures! And I bet it was LOTS of fun showing off the spider. The quote from Charlotte’s Web was perfect!
Wow, what a beautiful spider. I can certainly understand getting distracted by it for awhile. Charlotte’s Web is the sweetest book ever. I always cry when I read it! So truthful and honest.
Wonderful pictures. Wonderful creatures! I actually love spiders – hey they eat flies don’t they? – and I love Charlotte’s Web – such a wonderful story. I love that quote!
I can’t say that I like spiders, but I *want* to like them…but the creepy factor gets hold of me. I do like having them around to eat other bothersome bugs. On the subject of bug eaters … I LOVELOVELOVE the photo you posted recently of that beautiful toad. TOADS I LOVE…and I get so tickled when I see one in my garden.
What a pretty girl. We work with catface spiders, but don’t usually hold them, they tend to be bitey. I’m impressed you’re just playing with her. Maybe we need to reconsider. We generally handle Nephila clavipes, the golden orb weaver. Despite their size, they are really timid ladies, and great with kids.
Most people are totally disgusted by anything creepy and crawly (I hear ya!). However there are a rare breed of weirdos (I say that lovingly, I promise!) who enjoy all things scary, slimy and squiggly. And sour! I could never get behind that kinda stuff. Like those 90 s commercials advertising create-your-own-edible-slime for boys? GROOOOOOSSSS. Pass me my Barbie bubblegum maker, please thanks.