Phoning It In...With Photos

Yesterday was a very traumatic day.  Very. 

I was almost killed by a spider.  Yes, a lowly, evil arachnid almost did me in.  I'm still far too traumatized to write about it, so I'm slapping some pictures we took with a little point and shoot we just bought (and I'm thinking I'm not too keen on it), and calling it good.  Not only that, I can't talk about the events of yesterday without peppering my sentences with f-bombs and every other expletive I can think of.  People...I almost bit the big one all because of a fucking stupid spider!

*Deep breath in....exhale*

OK, I think I've regained my composure enough to get on with things.

The hubby deemed this past Saturday as "Get mommy out of the house and reacquaint her with fresh air and semi-sunshine day."  He was even kind enough to make sure my "panic baggie" was loaded with Xanax and a sledge hammer. Yes I said sledge hammer.  Sometimes being around other humans becomes overwhelming and I start to go into "meltdown mode."  This is a sad but true fact.  Well OK, he didn't exactly pack a hammer, just the Xanax and some paper bags to breath into or barf into, whichever happened first.   I don't doubt though that given some of my freak-outs from other recent field trips he drags me on, screaming and kicking, out of the house, that he's wanted to pack a hammer, thereby putting me out of my misery and everyone else's too.

Saturday was pretty blustery with winds exceeding 40MPH along the coast.  Ideal for me because that meant nobody was out there.  Not so ideal for for the Little Imp and the hubby because it turned 47F temps into something that felt like 35F.  I was tempted to tell them to suck it up.   But I didn't.  Instead I snapped some pics and we got back into the car and I listened to the two of them act like they'd been exploring the arctic tundra in the dead of winter, rather than the Maine coastline on an early April afternoon.

"Yes Imp, I know these are old smelly lobster pots, but mommy really wants to take your picture by them.  No, I don't think that long dead claw is going to reach up and get you...Sit still and smile and try not to let the wind blow you over...OK?" 

"Yes, well it certainly did look like that claw was moving...Oh crap, get up quick, it's actually attached to a small crab....RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!!!!"

I was going for "artsy fartsy" and think I ended up with just "fartsy."




 
I wasn't able to fool with the ISO, light levels or anything else that I normally can when I have my big behemoth camera with me.   Oh well.

Do you think they're trying to tell me something?



I love blustery days along the coast.  So much colour and the water seems alive and almost vocal!

 

Again, a point and shoot isn't ideal for capturing just how volatile the water actually was.  Swells were hitting 6+ feet and the breaking waves along the rocks were really amazing.  A point and shoot is simply too slow to capture that kind of awesomeness.

 

Despite the obvious lack of jaw-dropping awesomeness in the above photos, I still think I might  have them printed out professionally and turn them into a triptiche for the office/guest room.  Yeah, I'm just vain enough to do something like that.

Finally, what's a post full of my photos without some lovely smiles courtesy of the Little Imp?

Comments

[KimberlyDi]

I hate spiders. Their poison to size ratio is just too high. Nasty sneaky creepy little terrors.

Glad you survived.

[Ramona @ The Japanese Redneck]

That child is just the cutest kid! Very photogenic. Love the pictures of the water too.

I always end up telling off on myself. I told my lunch group one time that a "black widow", yes it really was. Complete with the red hour glass made me pee myself and I did end up killing my watering can.

I filled up my watering can and was happily watering my porch plants. I looked down at my hand and there she sat. I slung the can down, busting it into pieces. I started slinging my hands to throw it off. All the while doing this jumping up and down. My mouth had to chime in and do my "eeeeeeeekkkkkk" scream that's loud enough to make dogs bark. Oh and then to complete the whole picture, while jumping up and down, cause you know at my age my bladder can't take it (even after a bladder suspension), I pee'd my panties.

I'm the most outspoken of my quite little lunch group. So they can always count on me for a laugh, a shock or to hear something none of them have heard before.

[WaltzInExile]

Count me in the "glad you survived" camp, too. Now that I've made with the social niceties, can I demand to know where exactly you took those pics?

[Jessica]

I will take spiders over house centipedes ANY. DAY.

Warning: if you google "house centipede", please warn your family members beforehand that you might freak out. Ugh, just thinking about them is making my skin crawl.

[Linda]

I'm allergic, as in deathly (Icarry and Epi-pen) to all biting insects. So I just stomp the buggers. Serves 'em right for even THINKING about killing me!
Hurray for G for being such a meanie and FORCING you out of the house! He loves you ya know. And although the Imp's smile is like a ray of sunshine, you really do need REAL sunshine to be healthy.
Looks like dispite the weather you had a good time! Glad you escaped death by spider:)

[A]

Amazing photographs! Thanks for sharing. I sorry for your spider-trauma. I hate spiders so I totally get it.

[Cactus Petunia]

What a little sweetie-pink cheeks and all!

[nikki]

Great pictures! And the smelly old lobster pots and your daughter are way more ARTSY than anything else! Glad at least one of you had a good time. And sorry about the killer attack spider!

[melissa]

We've been murdering spiders all weekend! Jeez I hate spiders. Next will come the bats. My oldest once killed a bat with a tennis racket and a screwdriver.
Nothing beats the Maine coast! Love the pictures, they are wonderful. I'd print them out and hang them on my wall.

[Tracey Doerrer]

ewww I hate spiders too - nothing nastier or uglier or more disgusting. Great photos

[Jennifer]

OMG how scary about the spider!! Great pics though--and I liked the artsy ones!

[Saffa Chick]

Good on you for getting out of the house. I love cold blustery days on the coast!

Spiders... shudder. That reminds me - must blog about the frog from last weekend, that emerged in the loo!!!

[Meg]

Again you went with out me!
How cool...NOT.