[Digital drawing over photo of a true monster with digital embellishments and color.] There we were, just sitting around the fire pit making smores when my younger daughter says, "Look at that!" and on the fence, about six feet from where I was sitting, is a spider, about the size of my fist. I'm not particularly frightened by spiders---but this was a BIG 'UN! Like, UNNERVINGLY LARGE. I needed a photo... And what would a spider that's got a leg-span as large as a baseball SAY to an old dude who's trying to take a candid photo of the night crawler on the prowl? I think we all know what he/she'd say... ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool) [P.S. - I checked a few sites, and I'm fairly certain that our little night stalker was a "giant house spider." They aren't normally seen OUTDOORS, but it was a warm night...]
