Friday, September 23, 2011

A Sad Day


Today is a sad day. 
The rain has been trickling down like somber teardrops and I just now found out why. 
Marty, my short-term companion, is officially dead.


It’s not clear by the photo but poor Marty became the newest murder victim to an arachnid.

I initially came across Marty one particularly warm, early-September night, 
when she was sitting on our kitchen window. 




She wasn’t defensive or scared off by my camera flashes, instead she seemed almost interested. She continued to hang around the back of our house, to the point where it was normal to see her. 

Then one day she just wasn’t there…and more days followed without her presence.

It’s sad to see it end this way, especially when these are such unique insects, Marty in particular. However, her memory will live on, most of all, the incident where she ambushed me in the middle of the night and sat on my hand. Such an unpleasant incident at the time now seems like a great blessing, because I had the opportunity to meet her and ultimately I came to love those glassy bug eyes.


R.I.P. Marty
You will be missed