Saturday, February 16, 2008

hiding. . .

I was moving stuff in the garden and a big spider jumped out. . .
and I ran away . . .
Tansy looks very well fed, wonder where the spider went?

15 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wow! (I know I say that a lot here...) How you managed to capture that spider is beyond me...

Great post today! :-)

Pepette said...

I don't know if you have a very good macro lens or if that spider was really big but nice shot anyway!
And your cat is really cute - reminds me of my sister's cat.

Nancy said...

That is a BIG spider!

I admire your composure when shooting the picture. My hands might have been shaking...just a little.

peppylady (Dora) said...

What creepy spider I'm general not scared of spider but mice gives me the willies.

clairesgarden said...

Wildside, I ran in the house and got the camera, luckily it hadn't moved by the time I got back.
Pepette, camera has a great macro lens and the spider head to end of body measured about an inch.
Nancy, well I was a bit careful about how close I got. . . .
Dora, scary because it ran towards me when I uncovered it, I don't ever see mice alive round here.

Naturegirl said...

You made me smile when you visited my post and said you were too squeemish to enlarge my photo and again I smile as I view your photos and you said you ~ran away~ Are you Ms. scardy cat? LOL
Great photos and I love your cat!
I've missed coming by thank you for commenting and giving me a link back!
hugs NG

Kerri said...

Looks like you got up close and personal for this one. It was very obliging of the spider to wait while you got your camera :)
Tansy's girth looks like Jasmine's at the moment. She's so fat this winter! We call her 'Porky'. She just gives us dirty looks :)

clairesgarden said...

NG, blood and guts are never my favourite thing. I hate things jumping out at me.
Kerri, Tansy wa so thin when she arrived, its nice to see her happy and healthy!

nina at Nature Remains. said...

We has stray kittens that found our driveway years ago--they live by eating grasshoppers.
Now they seem to really enjoy houseflies.
What is so attractive about insects? (when there is a lovely bowl of kitty-chow right here!)

kate said...

Tansy looks content and well-fed - and also on the alert for any other little critters that might be tasty. She's a beautiful cat. I love her colouring and whiskers!

Unknown said...

Tansy is adorable! We have spider-munchers here, too. Last night Mungus was studying something on the floor and I rescued a ladybug--put it in my office in amonst the plants, where it should find others of its kind!

Lowa said...

teehee

I can't get over how stunningly gorgeous Tansy is!

clairesgarden said...

Nina, I suppose they need the extra protein ? ?
Kate, Tansy always makes sure she's well fed, and lets you know if her opinions different from yours. . .
Jodi, well done rescuing precious ladybug!
Lowa, Tansy says thankyou!

Kerri said...

Jasmine was very thin last winter too....we don't really know why, so it's good to see her looking so healthy. She has company in the form of 2 playmate kittys this winter too, so maybe she's happier (as well as spayed..which of course makes a difference).

Anonymous said...

Tansy is so beautiful. Good girl, ate that ugly spider.