An aside

As I was typing that last post, I heard my neighbors out on the porch. The man was calling for his wife to look at something, and then both of them started swearing. (I almost never hear my neighbors swearing, as they have 2 young children.)

One of them then said, "It's a black widow!"

The other one said no, but, "That one is!"

Net result: at least 2 dead spiders next door. And I think I'll be extra careful when working along that fence for a while.