Land of the Lost

Recently, our backyard has turned into a crazy land of mystery and danger. All the rain and the fact that the pH of our lawn is out of whack has created an environment for prehistoric species to thrive. Note below the Super Mario sized mushrooms. These things are nearly the size of frisbees. And contrary to popular belief, they are NOT fun to hit with a golf club. Instead of going flying into the bushes, when smacked with a 7 iron, the mushrooms literally explode all over the place. This creates a nasty gooey mess that I have to clean off my club and often times my clothes. Obviously I have learned my lesson about this. But damn, it is so tempting!

This bad boy is what I call a jungle spider! Its prey includes grasshoppers, crickets, mosquitoes, one eye shiatsu (OMG watch out Tanka!!!11), and teenage mountain lions. I was able to get so close because I talked with the jungle spider. I was all like, "Hello, friend. Do you mind if I take some classy snap shots of your underbelly?" At first the spider, whose name is Salvador, was reluctant. "You know, normally I don't like to do those kinds of shots. I mean, I have friends that surf the net and all. I uh....just don't want anything out there I might regret." I was totally cool with this. I mean I really wouldn't want a bunch of pictures of my under tummy floating around the innernet. So I promised Salvador to make the pictures nice and something he could show is jungle spider mom.

Thanks, Salvador!