After our 11 day streak of Northerlies, we just made it through a few days of virtually zero wind. Luckily, there has been some swell, so we’ve been surfing it up, dawn and dusk. Got out on the SUP, too, and had a blast the other night. Check out the vid:
Evening Surf from Andy McKinney on Vimeo.
Fun stuff! Wendy and Roland were out last weekend, also, and just sent me a few pics. Killin’ it!! Check ’em out:
Anne and I have a hibiscus plant on our porch. I’ve noticed that some of the leaves were looking chewed up lately. This morning, I found the culprit:
And then I noticed this guy:
And then I went to get my board and almost walked straight into this little lady:
Eeeek! That thing is the size of a tennis ball!! Huge, and freaking scary. So I looked it up, and it’s called an Argiope Aurantia- eeek! Sounds scary, eh? Then I got to the common name: Yellow Garden Spider. Not even remotely poisonous or lethal or territorial or anything. Sheesh, what a letdown… Stained the old underoos for nothing!