I sit on the deck ready to get shots of zipper spiders, dragonflies and whatever other insects, birds and beasts come to visit the various foliage around the deck. — for some reason, Laurie got all excited and took cell phone photos of me with my big ten inch lens ready to shoot. Take a listen to “Big Ten Inch” by Bull Moose Jackson.
Fireworks are outlawed in Corrales, so all we have is 4th of July (the rose), and the lightning storms passing overhead. A tiny spider was watching the lightning show from an Easter lily.
When I went out at 2:00 am to let in the irrigation water, this spider had built her web on the gate. A smaller male was hanging out off to the side.
Laurie called me out to photograph this very large jumping spider that was hanging out on a deckchair’s cushion. We suspect she’s pregnant. She was difficult to photograph in the low light because she didn’t want to hold still. Although she did stop and stare into the lens a couple of times with a questioning look on her face.
Off Center & Not Even 