Giant spiders at fire practice!

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As with last week blue_micha’s parents let us used their yard for our fire practice this week. We got there quite a bit early. As we waited there, my wife spotted a spider that had literally sent a web thread across half the yard.
For a New England spider it was pretty big.


Although a web across half the yard was pretty good, we also marveled at the progress her father had made on the garage over the week. Last week it was a steel shell.


This week he had built the whole front, which he finished the structure as we watched.


Given that he did it all himself and is in his 60’s we were very impressed.
But, the others got there and we started fight practice.



It apparently impressed the insect population as a couple of bees started fighting as well. It was suggested maybe they weren’t fighting, but doing something else. But, I’m pretty sure they were fighting even if other thoughts came to other people.


blue_micha has a new chair that can disassemble and go in a bag, but it made of wood. Right now we’re not sure if it will hold up anyone but her, but it might be a design we could look at expanding in the future.


Last week I took pictures of us practicing with fire. But, we also do runs without fire to get the choreography down. It might not look as impressive, but it’s just as needed.



But, soon it was time to pack up and go.


Not knowing the area, we followed blue_micha down the Connecticut roads.


This worked out well as it led us to sushi.


Then we set off again for Massachusetts.

Comments

[saeble.livejournal.com]

looks like a golden orb weaver spider, very pretty spindly sucker, sometimes also known as a St Andrews Cross spider I think

St Someone anyways cos its sits in its web in an X cross shape

[pallid-regina.livejournal.com]

Spider, swords, and sushi? Sounds like a killer day!

Spiders and sushi - did you get any spider rolls?

[evrgreen.livejournal.com]

I've seen some spiders like yours up here, though the markings were more orange&white.

When I pulled the outer half of our dock off, one of the largest wolf spiders or huntsman spiders I've ever seen came out from under it, walking on top of the water. The diameter of its leg span was easily 3 inches !
We watched it scramble across the water, onto the beach and into the bushes.