Spider Dinner

Spotted this guy yesterday at the Deerpark horse barn at The Biltmore
I was wondering what kind of bug with wings this was, but then when I looked closer at the picture, I realized it was a spider with a fly it had caught for dinner.
Spider Dinner
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Dragon*Con photos

Some of the photos I took at DragonCon.

Spartans from 300. These guys were pretty buff.

Dragoncon attendees dressed up as Spartan warriors from the movie 300

A group of bounty hunters posing for photos

Star Wars bounty hunters posing for group photos at Dragoncon

Phil Plait (BadAstronomy) in one of the Science track sessions

Phil Plait (Bad Astronomer) speaking at a panel at Dragoncon

Lou Ferrigno riding in the DragonCon parade

Lou Ferrigno riding sitting on a car in the Dragoncon parade

BSG Colonials

A group of Battlestar Galactica (reboot) colonial warriors marching in the Dragoncon parade

Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters in the Dragoncon parade

The Babylon 5 panels and Q&A sessions had me squeeing like a little girl.

Babylon 5 panel speakers at Dragoncon

An afternoon at Sullivan’s

Made it out to Poe’s Tavern on Sullivan’s Island for lunch with a friend today. Not sure why it’s taken me this long to get out there. Don’t have too many occasions or excuses to head out that way I guess. Poe’s makes a pretty good (and huge) burger.

Afterwards we went to wander along the beach. It was a nice afternoon out on the beach, and there were plenty of people around. Kite boarders were out in force.

Kite boarders on the ocean

Does anybody know what this happens to be out near Station 29? It seemed like some kind of fortification for a cannon or some other ocean pointing artillery.

With a little more sand and a little less ocean, you could pretend to be living on Tatooine in this house.

Dome shaped house

Sea oats blowing in the wind

Sea oats on a beach dune

Spicy Tuna Challenge Photos

Before they let you start the Challenge, you have to sign this disclaimer form first.

Spicy Tuna Challenge disclaimer

Matthew studying the disclaimer form

Studying disclaimer form

Adrian warming up with a soft shell crab appetizer

Appetizer warm up

The first three tuna rolls. Our waitress told us they were 1, 2 and 3 from left to right. It turned out to be the other way around. No easing into the hotness for me. whew

Rolls 1-3

I forgot to take photos of rolls 4 and 5

Adrian finishing off #6.

Adrian and #6

Zenko taking on #5 between bites of fried ice cream.

Zenko and #5

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