I am feeling so very happy tonight...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

Now, this is not in and of itself, remarkable. I am often happy.

But something happened today, that I made happen. And this was after a pretty good day...


Today, I saw a baby spider in my kitchen sink. I hated seeing it there, knowing that most likely it will drown and I won't be able to prevent it...

But I was determined to try and save the little life..........

So, I got a kleenex and whaddya know, the spider crawled onto it. And then I was able to take it outdoors and it crawled off onto a wall............

And away it went.

Too cool.

[snappyturtle]

1. I'm applauding! (so is the iddy biddy spider).....

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Aw, thank you, my dear snappyturtle!

That iddy biddy spider looked happy to get out of my kitchen!

[rug]

3. This is how it starts.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023428255

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. My dear rug!

These were tiny spiders.............tiny!


I really rather doubt they will get huge any time soon...

At least, I hope not...

[Lionel Mandrake]

5. They might grow up to look like this.

Tarantula, Attacking Position, Photo by Sascha Grabow

[R B Garr]

7. Ack!! That thing is making serious eye contact

And I bet it can jump. OMG.

[R B Garr]

6. That's a very nice story

The world needs more people like you. I tend to do bad things to spiders because they're creepy. Maybe I should reconsider these tendencies.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. Why, thank you!

I have always been scared of spiders...

I had to get over that so my daughters wouldn't pick up on it from me...

And now only the really big ones, or the ones on the ceiling over my head bother me...

And these tonight (there were 2, actually) were tiny, so they didn't scare me at all.

And remember, spiders eat mosquitoes! I hope the two I saved will do that!

[MiddleFingerMom]

9. My dear CaliforniaPeggy:

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[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. Back atcha, my dear MiddleFingerMom...

[Rhiannon12866]

11. Kudos to you, Peggy!

I do much the same thing, except I have a plastic cup at the ready. Spiders are our friends.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. Thank you, my dear Rhiannon12866!

A plastic cup, hey? I like that idea. I just might do that too...

And I agree: spiders are our friends.

[Rhiannon12866]

13. Thanks, Peggy!

I usually have a piece of mail, like one of those magazine subscription cards, to cover the cup when I take it outside.

[HeiressofBickworth]

14. There's one of those itty bitty ones on the bookcase

in front of my face. No, I won't be scooping it up and relocating it but I'll compromise. I won't let the cat eat it ...............this time.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

16. My dear HeiressofBickworth!

Hey, no problem...

I wanted to rescue mine since I had to use my sink. I tend to leave them alone when I see them elsewhere...

Your cat eats spiders?

[HeiressofBickworth]

18. Three of the four will.

The old girl (17 years old) doesn't have the spunk to stalk them any more. But the other three are just 3 years old and love to hunt. It's a bit awkward because they are all inside cats and their hunting is limited to spiders and shadows and the occasional red dot. We have no poisonous spiders on the wet (west) side of the Cascades so the cats are safe in their pursuits.

I had to stop one of them from trying to eat a wasp that was in the house up against a window.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

15. Freeeedom!!!!!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

17. Oh, ABSOLUTELY!

[Spitfire of ATJ]

19. We have scorpions here.

No quarter.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

22. I'm with you on scorpions, my dear Spitfire of ATJ!

[Spitfire of ATJ]

23. Aint he a cutie pie?

Turned this one loose outside.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

28. VERY cute! I think...

[Spitfire of ATJ]

31. You should see them under black light...

https://www.google.com/search?newwindow=1&biw=1293&bih=642&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=scorpion+black+light

[No Vested Interest]

20. You're a braver woman that I, California Peggy

I don't do well with direct physical contact with wildlife, no matter the size.
I enjoy observing them, including the birds, chipmunks, and deer that pass through my yard.

My daughter (the vegetarian) would do as you did, though.
This past year she rescued -on two separate occasions- the two small mice that appeared in my home, after a lifetime of never having had a mouse.

Thanks for sharing.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

21. I was not always brave, my dear No Vested Interest!

And I would not be brave with mice...

I too enjoy watching wildlife. They fascinate me.

[femmocrat]

24. How kind of you, Peggy!

Spiders are AWESOME.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

26. Aw, shucks.........thanks, my dear femmocrat!

[Aristus]

25. Good for you, CalPeg. Spiders are our friends!

I'd much rather have spiders around than be overwhelmed by all of the things they eat.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

27. Oh, absolutely, my dear Aristus!

Especially mosquitoes...

[nolabear]

29. I'm an unmitigated spider fan. You made me happy too!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

30. I'm glad, my dear nolabear! Thanks for letting me know...

[Worried senior]

32. We do the same thing

when we can. Hate to kill anything.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

33. Good for you!