{"id":531,"date":"2014-09-22T01:01:48","date_gmt":"2014-09-22T08:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/annroth.net\/blog\/?p=531"},"modified":"2014-11-04T17:28:33","modified_gmt":"2014-11-05T01:28:33","slug":"eek-a-jumping-spider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/annroth.net\/blog\/motivational-mondays\/eek-a-jumping-spider\/","title":{"rendered":"Eek–a Jumping Spider!!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Here in the Pacific Northwest, blackberries are still abundant. My favorite time for picking is late in the afternoon. I take a bowl with me and do my best to fill it.<\/p>\n

But it’s September and spiders are also abundant.<\/p>\n

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Many of them spin webs among the blackberry bushes. I have a healthy respect for these critters, who do an admirable job of killing many kinds of pesky insects. But I also prefer to steer clear of them.<\/p>\n

The other day, I was out, doing picking thing, and doing my best to avoid the spiders and their webs. I admit that I was distracted with a novel I’m plotting, but I was careful.\u00a0 Suddenly, something whizzed up, so quickly, it was a blur, and bit the flesh just above my elbow. “Ouch!” I said.<\/p>\n

I spotted what looked like a bee (but is actually a fly), but they can’t sting. So what was it? To my relief, the sting lasted all of 5 seconds before it faded into oblivion. No red spot or itching, either.<\/p>\n

I returned to my picking, and figured out some cool stuff for the story. Suddenly it happened again–a blur and a sting, this time in the vee between my second and third finger. “Ouch!” Wouldn’t you know, I was so startled that I upended the bowl and I lost a good half the berries.<\/p>\n

Then I saw it–a spider dangling from a single thread, attached to the outside bottom of my bowl. Shrieking, I spun around a couple of times, until the thread snapped.\u00a0 I’m sure if anyone had seen, they would have questioned my sanity.<\/p>\n

At which point the spider went on his or her way and I went on mine. In opposite directions. Phew!<\/p>\n

Until Wednesday, and wishing you a spider-free day,<\/p>\n

Ann<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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