Stories We Haven't Been Able to Tell: Tag-along

One morning in France, we noticed a lovely spider web had been constructed over our passenger (left) side mirror. The web blew away in the mighty winds of 90 kph driving (about 55 mph) that day, but remnants remained when we reached our afternoon destination. The next morning, we noticed another intricate web had replaced the one destroyed. The next day? Same thing. And the following? There it was again! Eventually we spotted the same set of spindly legs above the mirror every morning and realized we had a tag-along.

Each night for the next seven weeks, the same spider would build a web across the mirror, increasing the complexity and scope for each night spent in the same place, and then retreat to a secret home behind the mirror once we got moving again. The day the car headed back to England, the spider was still there, as was his most recent masterpiece. We’re hoping the British hedges and shiny cars don’t entice him to move. It’s a good time to refinance and stay put anyway.