tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441717290032747511.post2319740928917429168..comments2023-10-09T06:34:18.351-04:00Comments on Thinking With My Hands: Thinking with my feet.John Shaw-Rimmingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13895554934613575227noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441717290032747511.post-63590489806501786382010-10-24T12:53:37.936-04:002010-10-24T12:53:37.936-04:00If you kick a black widow's web, it will certa...If you kick a black widow's web, it will certainly stick to your foot. The widow's web is chaotic and ugly, no real pattern to speak of. And the widow herself is always nearby, usually in a crevice near the web. Sometimes you can just see her leg peeking out. <br /><br />We have so many black widows on our property, and I didn't know the hornets were enemies with them. Near every widow web I find the dregs of hundreds of cockroaches. So our deal is: live inside our house and you will be killed. Live anywhere else outside, and we will respect your space, unless you choose to live near kids' play areas (ie: on the swing set or trampoline). <br /><br />We do have ground yellow jackets. You discover them when you dare to sweep the corners of a porch. Then they swarm you. I had a swarm sting me over 80 times one day. Andrew said I looked like a cartoon ... a huge cloud of yellow jackets following me. I ended up in the shower -- they didn't like the shower -- to get away from them. <br /><br />I discovered I'm not allergic that day, but also my Dr. informed me that I might have used up my "lifetime immunity" to bee stings.Katie Stonehttp://stone.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441717290032747511.post-15146692642165602772010-10-24T10:55:58.152-04:002010-10-24T10:55:58.152-04:00Thanks Ches for your comments. You've aptly de...Thanks Ches for your comments. You've aptly described something that would certainly ruin my day too, and much more dangerous, in your area at least , and I see can why there is no such expression- 'to kick the black widow's nest'. <br /><br />Anyway, I hope you can continue to avoid both types of insects (and people) when you're down there working with stone.John Shaw-Rimmingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13895554934613575227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441717290032747511.post-33434507441346530802010-10-24T10:21:39.463-04:002010-10-24T10:21:39.463-04:00In the warmer latitudes (New Mexico) I have learne...In the warmer latitudes (New Mexico) I have learned to like the wasps since they kill the black widows. When I turn over a stone I look for the spiders first. A wasp sting won't ruin your day like a black widow bite. But we don't have ground yellow jackets(or whatever they are called) to speak of.Cheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07214918997716742448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441717290032747511.post-60486254307569837902010-10-24T03:43:04.698-04:002010-10-24T03:43:04.698-04:00There are a couple of things I really enjoy about ...There are a couple of things I really enjoy about your blog. Your comments are worth reading and I never know what is going to happen next. I don't know how you can keep producing something new so often but please keep it going if you can.Normanhttp://www.wallswithoutmortar.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com