Open Space + Tarantulas

Since we are starting to lose daylight in the after work hours, David and I have been really trying to get outside while we still can. It's great PT for his leg - which is still mending from his accident - and it helps me not be so darn lazy. Most days...

What's awesome about where we live is that we are seconds away from downtown and minutes away from the gorgeous open space. I say all the time I am ready to high tail it out of here - but I often remind myself how wonderful of a place it really is. In reality I would be terribly homesick if I ever left.

Just some "slow me down" snaps - which is what David refers to my picture taking when we go out anywhere. It was a nice way to celebrate our anniversary (even though we did it the day before).

Side note: October is tarantula mating season - no joke. So we like to see who can spot one of them first. I can certainly marvel at them in their own space - but if I ever saw one in my home I would freak out! These guys are large and can move pretty fast. Yikes!


16 comments

  1. omg I cannot tell you how bad I would FLIP if I saw a tarantula. major fear of spiders over here. pretty sure I'd be on top of my husband's shoulders in no time haha. YUCK!!! gorgeous pictures otherwise ;)

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  2. You guys climb on Mt. Diablo? Believe it or not, I never did when I lived there, but it always looked gorgeous. Those tarantulas though... terrifying! I don't know if it's just how close you were in the picture (which by the way, you are WAY more brave than I) but it looks HUGE!

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  3. SO gorgeous! minus the tarantulas!! eeks. but p is adorable with her little pony :) xo jillian - cornflake dreams

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  4. Gorgeous pictures and scenery! And ughhh tarantulas. I'm getting the shudders just thinking about them!

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  5. Can't believe you saw that thing!! But wow, what a stunning setting!

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  6. Looks like a gorgeous place but no thank you with all those horny tarantulas running around! SO gross!!
    Ally- Life as I know it

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  7. We've been eating quick and simple dinners and then heading outdoors. We don't even clean up the kitchen until after C goes to bed so that we get every second of daylight possible.

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  8. OMG I can't even handle looking at that picture! That is one good thing about Maine - it's too freaking cold for anything gross to live here! We just have a bunch of lobsters and moose!!

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  9. Yikes! That tarantula means business, haha. Ive seen one run across the road when we were driving through a forested area, it scared me to death! Beautiful snaps ;)

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  10. 1. These photos are GORGEOUS. 2. AREYOUFREAKINGKIDDINGME? Tarantulas?!!! No thank you!!

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  11. I would loose it if I saw a tarantula while I was out walking. I do not like spiders so I'd squeal and high tail it out of there. Ha ha!! Such beautiful pictures!

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  12. Well that picture just scarred me! I need to see if it is mating season here too, because I make take a little hiatus from hiking, ha!

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  13. no. just no on those GIANT TRANTULAS. i would curl up in a ball and cry.

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  14. Beautiful pictures! How fun celebrating Fall and all it has to offer!!! :) Love, Nona

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  15. Beautiful photos! Except the tarantula's... no thank you! ;)

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