SpiderZ !

Some folks in our office have voiced concern that there are too many huge spiders running around the floor. So to help ease the fears the maintenance folks have some sticky spider traps in a few corners. I usually see wolf spiders that are not too big, but are similar to thin plastic spider toys.

The other day a coworker had caught something bigger than the usual and had it in his trash can. I happened to have an empty candy jar (need to refill that thing) and I scooped him up and he guarded my desk throughout the day (although he mainly looked like he despearately wanted some cover).

Brought him home and showed everyone then let him go behind the garages. After being in a candy jar for most of the day I was surprised that he stood still for pictures. After giving me ample time to play w/ camera settings and try a few things off he went.

After looking on the internet I think he is a wolf spider, but just one of the 2000+ variety of them that I am not accustomed to seeing.



SO after having seen the largest spider I thought I could see in my work space I spun around on my chair this morning and saw a large figure on the floor!! 'Course with a second look I found it was my own plastic spider (from some Halloween ago) that had fallen down from the cubicle wall. :D I had forgotten that thing was up there! I shamefully put the candy jar back on the shelf...

Western Days

Last weekend Mustang held it's annual Western Days festivities. There are wares and food and chili cookoffs, music and more, but we came for the rides.

Unlike previous years the kids could now ride most of the rides without an adult with them. Tall enough.. and brave enough! Jamie was really brave. She rode the Rock-O-Plane and was ready for more. She took up Rose on her offer to ride the spider ride thing. I think they were both pretty dizzy after that one!!

Cians favorite was the teacup ride. Another winner with Cian was the Merry Go Round, which he rode twice. Cian's expression changed really fast when this thing started moving :D Was fun to watch.


any way... You can check ou the whole photo list here.

Update (back home)

I am back in Mustang for a bit (leaving next week for Abilene, TX). Thought I'd recap what happened between leaving and now.

Traveling for radar support is highly unpredictable. Both good and bad. Bad for scheduling, but quite fun to visit people and places I normally would not be able to otherwise (of course... depending on the problem I may or may not have much time outside the radarsite).

On my way back home from Lincoln I stopped in to Manhattan, KS to visit my old friend Trevor that I hadn't seen in about 9 years. Since the last time I've seen him he's had plenty of adventures and currently he's starting a band called Trigger Sands. We drove to downtown and had us a bite to eat at Edesia's, a nice bakery/coffee/tea/etc shop.


As soon as I got back the fam and I turned around the next day and traveled to Arkansas for a weekend with friends. Rose spoke about it in her blog and uploaded all the pictures. We went to a place near Petit Jean State Park. All the other lodgings were filled and they managed to find a really sweet place! Winthrop Rockefeller Institute rented us a house. It was just the right spot for enjoying the long weekend. We went geocaching, lounged outdoors, cooking out, and even brought some video games when the outdoors was too much. I'm sure Rose loves all my bug pictures (trying out the macro on my new camera).

We will definitely have to go back.