watching a teeny spider go up and down on its thread, about five inches in front of my eyes. so sweet!

Cool.
When I went out for the mail, I spotted a "fat lady"
Large-ish argiope repairing her snare. Hadn't seen her in a couple of days. Thought she was a goner. It's been freezing cold. Only a matter of days, I'm sure, for her. She is very pregnant with the makings of an eggsac, I'm guessing, from her size.
These spiders are fascinating, because they prepare a special section of their web from the left-overs of previous catches to be extra springy, for instant use when needed. Natural recycling, at its best. They still eat their webs to recapture their valuable resources, but only after re-using sections of it multiple times.
