Spiders get bigger as the summer progresses. One of these large spiders has moved into the side view mirror of my truck. So, every night she comes out and builds an intricate web between the mirror and the door. Every morning I drive to work or gym, and the web gets blown away - usually around the time the truck hits full speed on I-696.
I've had the opportunity to flick her away, or worse, but it just didn't seem right. The creepy little thing is just making a living, and builds intricately crafted webs every night which can be quite beautiful to admire in the morning. I even feel guilty enough ripping the creation to tatters on my drive to-and-from work.
Our schedules are like book ends. Every night, late at night, she builds her web. Then she works the night shift hoping that a moth flies by. I arrive in the morning, and only slamming the door closed sends her to the inside of the mirror. She takes the entire day off, not to be seen until nightfall, after I'm asleep.
We've had some close calls in our three weeks together. One time the little spider felt it necessary to grab a moth stuck to the web, while in traffic. It looked like she was going to be gone with the wind, but somehow managed to get whipped back into the crevice alongside the mirror.
So, for the time being, the spider is like my third child. The difference being that I would never squish Nate, if he happens to crawl up my arm.
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