Dare I Ask What Next?

Said the Spider,

“This place is too clean
for my tastes, far too lean
so keep in mind
I cannot find
a crumb of any kind
to feed my hunger.

Along comes this human
staring at me all the day long
who valiantly attempts
as I deliberately stay in view
to figure out what is going on.

Human, hurry hurry
for my strength is leaving in a flurry.

My prevalent thought, “I am hungry”
finally finally gets through
wherein with intelligent savvy
she understands as best she can
what spiders eat
as she listens, listens ….,

and then
sets out lettuce and orange peel 
with high hopes I would eat
doing what she knows she heard.

I pounce on that lettuce
for I was waning fast
yet in the kindness shown me
generously I was fed
so I could last.
This human I declare is my Saving Grace,
for with love flowing in this place,
I whisper upon an aerial wave,
thank you, thank you, my Grace.”

Yes it’s true. I felt Compassion for a teeny tiny spider and I being slow on the uptake at times, as humans usually are, I didn’t figure out he was hungry until the knowing was so loud I could not ignore it. Yes I “heard” this spider calling for help. For Goodness sake, he sat for hours by my kitchen sink in plain view which spiders normally do not do. I was astounded this tiny creature ever so small who I could crush with one finger, trusted me. I couldn’t get over how he devoured that lettuce. I felt about ten feet tall, accomplishing a great feat by feeding a starving sentient spider.

When he was finished eating, he flipped on his back in relief and could not move for his belly was just so full. Hours he stayed like that, until the next time I checked, gone he went. Oh he’s still around and he’ll be back if he gets hungry again. He now knows the kitchen’s chef is well aware of his dilemma until he can eat those delish insects once more.

First picture is taken by my Canon long lens which proved to be an extraordinarily difficult shot. With hindsight and hubby’s words, I should have used my macro lens. The second shot was taken with my cell. I “think” I could have done a much better job of things if I had used my macro lens for both. Live and learn.

As for the rest of the images, they are of the Cooper’s Hawk getting caught to a meal as he carefully selected a bird that had been at the feeder. The feather in his mouth and those in the air around him attest to this fact.  Then there are my Crocuses before they experienced their present day challenge …. snow versus ice. They just are not quitting, something we humans can take as a lesson. One last thing. The feature photo is an “oops” as my finger hit the shutter button on my cell by mistake. I’d say this was a pretty cool mistake. Magic! Enjoy!!

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