Spiders on the Rise

The Saturday newspaper the other week talked about spider numbers on the rise. I was going to write today about how I've become obsessed with the spiders living in my backyard, their intricate webs, the large bodies, and the simple co-existence of them and me. It is true, we do exist quite peacefully--me in the house, them in my bushes--however, I just looked at a few photos from the newspaper website of common spiders and, well, I've lost my nerve to write about them. Until tomorrow (if I don't have any nightmares).