This was easy

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...but had that Brazilian tarantula done anything else besides walk across my palms, I would have freaked. As it was, her feet felt like tiny catpaws. So, how do you celebrate your birthday?

Comments

Deadman said…
I like to take a rattlesnake and swing it by the tail around my head for my birthday.

Whattya, NUTS???
December 04, 2006 2:00 PM
Deadman said…
Oh, Happy Birthday!
December 04, 2006 2:01 PM
SolSionnach said…
eeeep.
You brave woman.

Actually, that's a nice way to spend one's birthday (happy happy, btw), noce to have the documentation...

oh, and you look gawgous! :D (think TX accent...)

:)
December 04, 2006 4:24 PM
Keera Ann Fox said…
Nice to try something new. Thanks for the compliment!
December 04, 2006 5:27 PM
Tim said…
It's your birthday?! And I haven't gotten you anything - rats! So how young are you? Gratulerer med dagen!
December 04, 2006 5:32 PM
Keera Ann Fox said…
Tusen takk, Tim! And the number is: 46.
December 04, 2006 5:38 PM
Anonymous said…
Wow! Way to live on the edge!!! :-D

Have a fantastic year!!!
December 05, 2006 4:33 AM
Keera Ann Fox said…
Thanks, Alice! Though it occurs to me that the one living on the edge was that spider. ;-)
December 05, 2006 8:48 AM
Kos said…
Cool pic. Happy birthday!

I was nearly scarred for life because of a spider incident. Well, many spiders. I blogged about it a while back here.
December 05, 2006 4:30 PM
Keera Ann Fox said…
Jeff, your story reminds me of why I never could completely enjoy the opening sequence of the first Indiana Jones movie.
December 05, 2006 6:32 PM
Paula said…
Great photo! Happy Birthday!!
December 05, 2006 7:17 PM
Keera Ann Fox said…
Thanks, Paula!

I'm pleased with my photographer. (It was his 14th birthday I attended back in September.)
December 05, 2006 7:25 PM
Keera Ann Fox said…
Photos from said photographer's birthday can be seen on Flickr, not here. :-)
December 05, 2006 7:28 PM
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