Arachnid Ambition
October 19, 2006
It seemed an ambitious plan. Effortlessly resting on the vertical, the spider surveyed the magnolia expanse. All short legs and ballooned body like an arachnid cartoon effigy, the spider appeared youthful, cute even. Skilled in the art of traveling without movement it ventured across the dinning room wall in stages, punctuated by long drawn out motionless pauses. The sunlight created great planes of difference on the wall. Clearly favoring the shadows, the tiny team of legs continued its journey, a pilgrimage conducted twice a day to the dusty sanctum behind the bookcase. It seemed a lonely pursuit.
Was there a point behind all that energy expenditure? Maybe there was a spider celebration or insect only carnival just out of sight, behind the line of browning encyclopedias. Or maybe, the bookcase provided a possible starting point for a fantastical new place of residence for the spider. A web strung glistening between the A to C volume and the light fixtures. Who knows.
