Blessed by a Spider

2012 It's spring here now in the northland, but still quite cool at night. My windows are cracked in the daytime for air but the screens have not been pulled down yet.

I was going to open the lace half curtains in the kitchen to let in the morning light when I saw her. A bunched up brown black wonder, sleeping upside down with her legs pulled together on the top hem of the curtain.

I LOVE spiders. To me they are magical creatures (sacred to Native Americans) and good luck charms! I admired her dark, compact symmetry. I grabbed a jar and took a pencil to nudge her gently into it. This was pretty easy since she was still asleep. Some of these spiders are leapers, so I was slightly on guard. Once she fell into the jar she was on alert and scrambling around looking for an out. I enjoyed looking at her marvelous, extended legs. Since it had warmed up some I spoke to her gently and took her out to the garden in back releasing her onto a warm buff colored stone.

Since it got down to freezing the last few nights I hope she found a likely place to shelter.

Blessed by the encounter.