in with the new

Eeeeeek!

Guess what was in our garage on Sunday? And guess what jumped down our back door today? And guess what my neighbor saw in his dog-poo "toilet" that he dug? If you guessed three different ginormous spiders, you would be correct.

Garage spider is below. Her cephalothorax and abdomen (I looked that up, but I was close) combined were bigger than a quarter. She got to live because I was afraid to kill her. My back door spider today was smaller, furry and black. I killed it. My neighbor's poo spider was a Black Widow! Lovely.

I can't believe I have traded disgusting Palmetto bugs for scary spiders. Spiders make me SCREAM! I am so afraid of spiders. Oh, EEK!

Blue Ridge Drive

We took a drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway this morning. We didn't drive far, about 15 miles out and back. There are so many scenic stops along the way, and each one was higher than the next! There were a lot of tunnels dug into the mountain. Mason craned his neck to see each one as Will announced them. Here are some pictures!