Banana Spider with Young, originally uploaded by daveham.

When in the Houston area, I like to go to Brazos Bend State Park for some evening photography. On my latest trip, I did some hiking on the trails on the back side of the park away from Elm Lake and 40 Acre Lake where most of the Alligator siting occurs. I had heard/read that Banana Spiders were common on these trails. I can now confirm that these critters are easily found here - and if you don't watch out for them, they will find you!

Sitting Pretty, originally uploaded by daveham.

This is my first try to create a blog entry from my flickr photo stream. This picture was taken this week while I was down in Houston on a work trip. In the evening, I went down to Brazos Bend State Park, about 50 miles south west of Houston. I found this park to be a terrific photography destination. I should have many repeat visits to Houston for this project - which means many repeat visits to this park.