The skull of my face
is back again
to pull you in
as such a friend
The face of my skull
with all its might
will wrap you up
and squeeze you tight
Tiger Spider Argiope trifasciata (revisiting) … Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
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Happy Halloween 🙂
Same to you, Leyla, and get yourself some dark chocolate! 🙂
That’s one fine spider. Halloween doesn’t have to be all orange and black!
Yes indeed, Linda! … and dark chocolate is the way to go! 🙂
Another fine photo, and a dark poem, neat.
Dark poem?! You mean it wasn’t uplifting and enlightening?! 🙂
(Get yourself some dark chocolate!)
I do like the 80% dark choc 🙂
I eat the 72% Ghirardelli. 🙂
Eeeep! 😀
Dark chocolate is the way to go, Scifi. It is full of superb antioxidants and is really good for you (in moderation)! Dark chocolate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry to say but I prefer milk chocolate – but have hardly eaten any lately. Sigh! 😀
Nice one, Tom. Happy BOO Day!
Same 2 u, Sandy and treat yourself to some healthy dark chocolate! 🙂
Happy Halloween Tom! Impressive spider!
Yes, Sabine, but not nearly as impressive as good quality dark chocolate! 🙂
Now you’re talkin’! 😉
Happy Halloween from Germany, too. We are celebrating reformation day instead:) Kind regards Mitza
Halloween is probably way more fun. Get yourself some nice German Dark Chocolate and celebrate Halloween! 🙂
Nice photo! Happy Halloween.
Thanks, Belinda! Treat yourself to some nice Dark Chocolate ASAP! 🙂
😊
Yikes! You scared me.
Then make up for it by eating some nice, healthy, antioxidant-rich Dark Chocolate! 🙂
Ooooh! Good idea. 🙂
Yes, i just finished a couple of small bars of Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate, Siobhan!
I don’t need a special occasion to have dark chocolate — i indulge every night.
I do too! One guy on YouTube who is like 106 years old had a father who was a doctor who told him to eat fish or fish oil every day, garlic every day, lots of veggies, and dark chocolate every day. 🙂
You are really good at taking pictures of these small insects including the spiders. Do you go looking for them??
Well they certainly don’t come to me! In warm weather, i often go hiking looking for the little buggers. The Argiope spiders, like the one up above, often crawl all over my face as i walk through wild areas. I don’t mind a bit! (Read what i wrote to Kenne Turner above.) 🙂
Well Happy Halloween Tom and this is the last post I shall read tonight – if I go into my room and a spider shall be in the corner of the room, I will put my pillow over top of the laptop and lay my head down on the kitchen table as you have put the fear of God in me. 🙂 With all the rain we’ve had, I’m scan every room for creepy crawlies when I enter it.
Oh, spiders and bugs won’t harm you whatsoever; not as far north as you are. Just relax and if you see any… don’t let old conditioning flame as fear and hatred; instead, see their intrinsic beauty and fascinating behavior (just like squirrels have). 🙂
My mom used to preach “they are more afraid of you then you are of them” and I always begged to differ with her. I have found three medium-sized centipedes upstairs in the hall this past week and that huge one downstairs – I left him there and likely won’t go into the laundry room til the rain is over. I think it is this incessant rain bringing them all in. It has been raining here since very early this morning and will last into the evening.
Another beautiful spider & 1st class picture of him or her. Dark chocolate already eaten.
It’s a her and she is a real beauty! Just look at those sexy legs! (Read what was written to Kenne Turner above.)