Dragged the Reluctant Husband to a family BBQ this weekend.  Over-ate, made small talk, harassed the family doctor, watched the kids be kids, and discussed parthenogenesis in phasmids.  You know, the usual.

Highlight of the day was the noisy and prolonged destruction of the pinata:

There was also some excitement over the discovery of two spiders on neighbouring leaves of a bush.  I wasn’t able to get a good look at their backs without disturbing them, but they look to be the exceedingly common Araneus diadematus (cross spider, if you prefer) found in gardens throughout Europe and North America.

Exhibit A (click to biggify):

That is all.

Er…I mean bowls.

Lots of bowls.

Clever Husband points out that the photographs look like faces, so if you’re not amused by pottery, you can just imagine them having a conversation.  Also, the very first bowl has a largish beetle in it.

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Wise words, Coryana.