Monday morning, I went out onto the terrace to hang the wind chimes back up (too loud for sleeping), pick up spent African tulip tree blossoms (20 to 30), and say buenos días to Argiope (previously mentioned spider).
Hmmm… all was definitely not “as usual” in the spider’s web. Argiope, what in the world is going on?
Good grief, she had caught a dragonfly! It must have been quite a battle, as her web was a mess and now she was trying to wrap it up.
This was serious business for her and she worked at it most of the day. However I had to chuckle, as sayings from childhood rose up from the cobwebs in my brain — Your eyes bigger than your stomach. Have you bitten off more than you can chew? Pick on someone your own size!
Monday evening, she finally gave up and let it loose from her clutches. When I retired for the night, the dragonfly was hanging by a thread.
By the next morning, the remains of the dragonfly had fallen onto the patio and Argiope was sitting happily in her newly repaired web with a more appropriately sized breakfast.
Mother Nature is amazing!
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Marlin Perkins couldn’t have said it better except putting in a plug for Mutual of Omaha.
OMG, Marlin Perkins, Wild Kingdom, and Mutual of Omaha!!! Watching with my grandfather… Ahh, yes, I remember it well.
You tell a story really well.
El presidente, ¡Muchisimas gracias!
Buenos días Shannon!!!!!!!!!!!Como seguramente ya has mejorado en tu español, en el idioma en el que te voy a escribir…
Como estas? aunque veo que por el blog que muy bien…. me encanta leer tu blog, tienes fotos preciosas y los comentarios…… es como abrir una ventana y que entre aire limpio….. en la oficina(que es donde suelo leerte)….
Hace mucho que no hablabamos….. aunque te escribi un par de veces pero no recibi respuesta…. No se si por el mail sabes quien soy, Sandra Molins, la hermana de Borja!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bueno, ya te escribire en otro momento…. ahora tengo que seguir trabajando
Un beso muy muy fuerte a los dos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!