At some point, I know I'm going to have to share these horrible-awful photos I have in my stash.
No, they aren't of me barely awake and stumbling to the kitchen before I've had my coffee... they are true, honest-to-goodness phobia-inducing photos that I'm not sure I can even edit in order to post.
No, really. It is that bad.
I finally found something I don't like about living in Colorado...
My friends, meet the Orb Web Weaver Spider...
This guy (or girl??) lives in my back yard.
Yes. In the yard. On the fence. And it's, er, he's still there.
(How HOW do you smoosh a spider with a body that big? fortheluvofallthatisholy...)
I got home from ACFW last month and Adam (in all his geeked out glory) ushered me to the back yard to meet his new friend. I cannot explain how this made me feel, I am not kidding.
Stomach knotted. Skin crawling. And I started doing that little shaky thing I do when I'm just utterly grossed out...
And yet, even I have to admit...when I look at her (or him), I am in complete awe of this creature. I am not for one second saying I want this thing in my life for any length of time...
But you have to admit, it's pretty darn cool...
One more of God's magnificent wonders, wrapped up in a creepy crawly little package.
And living in my back yard.
