Web design on the range · Nov 8, 02:06 PM

Several spider webs are highlighted against the dry grass of autumn

This is the time of year (autumn to some, fall to others) when the hills are no longer the palomino tan of summer. The dry grass has collected a coating of dust that has been turned to a coasting of gray by the moisture of the fog.

A spider in a dew covered web with the barn far off in the background

The other morning I noticed a collection of spider webs in the tall grass by our gate. A heavy fog was burning off and the webs were sparkling with dew drops. The webs are always there, we just don’t notice them without a little highlighting.

Closeup of a spider with striped legs in his web that is sparkling with dew drops.

I zoomed in close with my camera and noticed the resident spiders awaiting the unsuspecting visitor. The camera caught the beauty of the dew drops but not the nearly glow-in-the-dark green stripes on the spider.

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