Earlier this year I sanded and rasped the back door so I could open it easily. I had left it closed for many years, but needed to open it so I could replace the washing machine. Since then I’ve been spending more time in the back yard, paying attention to small things like deer poop and flowers.
These little flowers popped up on some spindly weeds after we finally had some rain last week. I’d never noticed the flowers before. While I was out a couple aphids flew into my face, the first indication of coming winter. Aphids always mark the last warm day.
The relief of being spared from Farinacci’s Polymarket Fire adds more joy to these unburned bits of life.
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I see this corner constantly because it’s next to my computer. This spider appeared for the first time yesterday. She walked carefully up the wall, detected and tested the existing web, walked up to the ceiling, didn’t find another web, then returned to the Official Laying In Wait Position just above the existing web. Been there ever since. No need to waste silk on a new parlor when you can move right in.
Two weeks later, she had babies and they’re threading down from the ceiling in front of my face. I don’t need to exert special attention to notice them!
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While I’m in a picture mood, the doorstop on this back door is a good example of making do. I needed something heavy enough or sticky enough to hold back gravity, but also reachable without stooping down too much. The answer was on a shelf next to the door. It was sticky enough but not heavy enough, so a roll of ductape added weight instead of stickiness.
