“Will you walk into my parlour?” said the Spider to the Fly,
“‘Tis the prettiest little parlour that ever you did spy;
The way into my parlour is up a winding stair,
And I have many curious things to shew when you are there.”
“Oh no, no,” said the little Fly, “to ask me is in vain,
For who goes up your winding stair can ne’er come down again.”
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Eliza Waters 
Haha! Cool!!
🙂 Thanks, Trini!
Oh Eliza, this was one of the first poems I learned at primary school! I am so pleased you have reminded me of it alongside your very apt photograph!
Thank you, Anne. I learned it in school, too, so it came right to mind when I saw them!
Amazing capture 💚💚
Thank you, Karen. I didn’t stick around to see what happened next. 😀
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It is a spider eat fly world out there! Great photo!
🙂 Thanks, Gary!
A wonderful shot Eliza! Nature is cruel. I watched with horror the other day how a hornet attacked and devoured a bee. 😮
Yikes, I’m grateful insects aren’t bigger! Thanks, Cathy. 🙂
I just saw this article and thought of you… maybe someone can make a trap like this! https://youtu.be/Ut7aEfjVNaU
Thanks for that link Eliza. I do not know the extent hornets affect beekeeping here. Most of our bees are wild in my garden and hornets only appear late August. I can’t imagine they would make much of a dent in the bee population, but must look into it!
“Let me wrap my arms around you like a circle ’round the sun”. 🙂
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A perfect coupling
Thank you, Derrick. 🙂
Brilliant!! I enjoyed it 😊
Thanks, Dee!
Perfect photo for that poem!
Thank you, Hien! A poem from childhood that popped into my head when I saw them. 🙂
Smart little fly. 😉 Love all the shades of green.
Thank you, Laurie. 🙂
I always appreciate a morning chuckle. 🙂
🙂 Glad to provide it. Thanks, Judy.
What an incredible photo! Perfect for the poem.
Thank you! I thought of the poem when I saw this scenario. 🙂
Perfect image to go with the story. Well done! 😁❤️
Thank you, Irene!
web a trap
alas and alack
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So much easier to catch your meals when you have 8 legs.
Grab N’ Go! 😀
Eek!! What a fabulous capture, Eliza. Good thing that fly has wings, providing he doesn’t get stuck in that sticky web!
Yes, watch out, Little Fly! 🙂
Fantastic capture and perfect to add this little poem. Well done, Ms Eliza!
Thank you, Dale. 🙂
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Beautiful storytelling image and clever poem, Eliza. 🙂
Thank you, Jane. That childhood poem just popped into my head when I saw these two. 🙂
But it’s such a pretty green parlour. 😀
Yes, it is! 😀
It is spider season! There’s one hiding among the leaves of one of my dahlias, which I managed to get excited for a moment yesterday.
Late summer is busy with spiders, particularly noticeable are the orb weavers. All are welcome in my garden, as they are both pest control and bird fodder. 😉
Pretty color!
Thank you, Bela!
Very nice, Eliza!. Was it a good outcome for the fly 😏
Thanks, Belinda. I didn’t wait to find out! 😉
This was one of the first verses I remember learning — along with the one about the itsy-bitsy spider that went up the water spout. It’s a wonderful photo and a perfect illustration for the verse.
Thank you kindly, Linda. I remembered the poem from grammar school and it seemed perfect for the photo. 🙂
Oh my goodness! I love this! Perfect capture! Brought back so many memories of reciting this poem in school.
Thanks, Isha. I guess that poem is pretty universal for school kids!
So glad the little Fly lived to tell the tale Eliza! 💚
I hope so! 🙂
Wow. Nice one.
Thank you, Shashi.
Wonderful capture and I always love those photos that immediately bring back memories!
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It is such a lovely little poem isn’t it? It almost looks like the spider is hiding from the fly but perhaps it is just waiting to pounce!
Yes, I think the spider is hoping the fly will come just a wee bit closer!
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My father used to read that to us when we were kids.
I think kids love this kind of poem and judging from the comments, it is a commonly taught poem in grade schools.
Amazing!!
Thank you!
It’s definitely spider season here too! Nice image.
Thank you, Susie!
Happy to be the hundredth person to love that shot, beautiful
🙂 Thanks, Amy!
Amazing!!!
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Thank you!
🙂 it’s a spider-eat-spider world in my house. Quite a few Pholcidae spiders around, which look feeble but readily eat the chunky big house spiders. One of them also had the bad taste to catch and eat a fly above my desk while I was trying to work the other day.
Wonders of the natural world! 😀
Very awsome writing 🔥🤭🏵️
Thank you
Wonderful picture. You could start a new trend. Picture and a poem??!!??
MJ
Thank you, MJ, sometimes a poem does come to mind. I don’t know a lot of poetry, but when it is a match, I include one.
Love the poem Eliza, and the very appropriate pic!
Thank you, Caroline!
That was so lovely!! Amazing writing!
Thank you, that is an old poem that many of us learned in school. Perfect for that photo.
Spiders, my BIGGEST phobia! 😳 From a distance they can be interesting. But if one gets on me, have mercy, the world around knows! That being said, your clever photo and quote is perfect, Eliza! 🙂
😀 Thanks, Donna. I find them fascinating, but I don’t care to have one crawling on me either!
Yes, it’s fine mention that one who goes up the spider’s winding stairs can never come down.
This is so much more than just a spider and a fly piece. Awesome !!
Thank you!