Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Just a Quickie, Tonight

Hello all. :D

I am just doing a quick entry to document a good day. Food is nicely on track and we went and did two miles on Normal Trail. The walk was nice, but the evening wasn't as heavenly as last night. The bugs were back. And a tarantula popped out on the trail, right in front of Son as he walked along. Son freaked out, jumped back and flapped his hands. (It really is the funniest thing...lololol) and Husband stood there, staring at the thing as if it were about to eat him. With some remark about the two being a couple of pussies, I walked on around the thing and finally, my two big, strong men managed to make their way around the spider and quickly pass me, all fast and macho, once again.

The tarantula, smiling smugly, his job done, turned and headed back off the trail in the same direction he had come.

The sun is setting a lot earlier, now. The sky was a deep grey, with just a hint of yellow and gold and lavender in the West as we finished up our walk. The creatures who inhabit the lake were settling in for the night. Groups of water birds, extended in graceful flight were circling, looking for the perfect spot to crash until morning and frogs were ribbiting all around the shore.

I am tired, tonight. I think I might sleep really well, tonight.

8 comments:

  1. That is scary!! I think I may have reacted like your boys. :-)

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  2. I recently hiked through literal swarms of little grasshoppers which I am deathly afraid of. I am shocked that I didn't turn tail and run away. I never was much of an outdoors person before I started losing weight, in fact not at all. I was quite proud of myself although, if they had been snakes, I would have run away. :) Keep up the good work!

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  3. Gosh, they are luck to be alive! (eyeroll)

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  4. It's nice that you don't emasculate them by calling them names! HA! I would have done the same EXACT thing!

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  5. Eek! Bugs, gnats, tarantulas, oh my!

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  6. I would have been just like your son.....screaming and flapping my arms. I hate spiders but hate snakes even more.

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  7. As a naturalist/biologist-I think it is awesome that you live in an area with tarantellas. Michele

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  8. I definitely would have screamed like a little girl if I saw that tarantula!! You are one brave woman :)

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