Nina

Nina had chosen a rather inconvenient place to build her cobweb: Between the garage light and the top of my car. 

Unfortunately, I had to call her out.

Me: "Hey, you can’t build your web here."

Nina: "Why not? It’s perfect. Plenty of opportunities here."

Me: "I know, but I have to go to the store."

Nina: "You can walk."

Me: "No, I can’t. The store closes in 15'."

Nina: "Why don’t you just build a web and catch your groceries that way?"

Me: "You know I can't do that. I’m going to have to remove your anchors."

Nina: "It took me hours to set this up."

Me: "This mess took you hours?"

Nina: "You’re a barbarian."

Me: "Just don’t attach it to the car, next time!"

Nina: "What do YOU know about web-building?"

The conversation was going nowhere, and the store was about to close. I untethered the silk attachments from the top of my car, as gently as I could. Nina ran up and pulled the strands towards her.

Me: "I'll be back."

Nina: "Since you’re going to the store, can you get me some crickets? The small ones."

Elena Corriero

(No spiders were harmed in the making of this story.)

All photos shot handheld.

OM60mm, f/9, 1/250, ISO 200 + Godox V350 Flash & AK Diffuser