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The first of the two dime-sized jumping spiders I've seen in two days was clamoring around on the living room wall. Captured with the cup and department store ad method and delivered to the front yard.

The second had got into the washing machine. Its legs were scrambling around in the water that was rushing in when I noticed. It jumped onto my hand and was delivered to the safety of the basement floor. It turned to regard me and to catch its breath before slowly walking off under a contractor bag.

It might have been the same jumping spider returned from an unwanted detour through the front yard.

They have white markings on their black, fuzzy backs and, if the light hits them just right, little vertical stripes of shiny green on what a spider expert probably wouldn't call their fangs.

2026/5/12

What's more interesting than a post about itself, right?

The old site's been archived. I guess this marks the beginning of A New Direction. I still have all the drawings and stuff. Don't worry! I knew you'd worry. Nothing's lost.

After one of my trademark long absences, I opened my Neocities folder and felt it was all a bit confusing to navigate, which led me to wonder whether this site could be a bit lighter -- even more less, if you will.

So, we're going one-page (mainly). Llama Lite. The world only scrolls now anyway, so for now consider this your one stop for the latest news about the trees in my neighborhood.

I'm on break between semesters. That's what this is really about.