Rose Dickson
18 September 2008
0846 – 0903 hours
30 yards south of Belknap Hall on Willamette University campus, Salem, OR, USA
55 degrees, all cloud covering
I look for the different textures and rhythms that nature provides as I leisurely brush my fingertips against my natural surroundings. A daily routine as I walk back to my dorm from a long day of class. Yuck, I got fooled by a spider web, this must be how a fly feels. However, I can’t help but acknowledge that this cobwebbed mess, now stuck to my fingers, was once the comfortable home to a, currently, pretty destitute spider. Oh god, SPIDER. As that thought ran threw my head I noticed a tickling of legs climbing up my arm. He had a brownish grey body and 8 twig-like legs. He moved slowly but right as I noticed him he stopped. It felt as though he could feel my presence. Despite my first instincts to forcefully brush the little critter off, I decided it was my rightful duty to find him a new home. I ventured on my way back to Matthews dormitory and on the way I came a cross a labyrinth of cobwebs. A spiders mansion. It was sparkling with fresh dew and decorated ever so nicely with leaves and pine needles. I dropped off my new friend at this place to make a home for himself and I watched as he climbed around this new residence.
I’m looking forward to frequent visits and observations with this creepy crawler. I think I'll name him Herman.
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