Five spiders have taken up residence on the outside of the family room doors. Two have spun a network for their residences on the east side of the fireplace, and as I observed this morning, three on the west side. In the early morning light I can clearly see their thin long legs. By afternoon the wheat color of their limbs blends in with the door jambs. I’m not sure of their relationships, particularly those residing on the east side. One is the size of a tablespoon, the other a teaspoon. When the smaller one tried to pass the larger one, a battle ensued. 16 legs tangled with each other in this turf war. The smaller one eventually retreated back to its corner.
Are the east siders aware of the west siders living in webs across the next set of doors? It’s a mystery. As is what they are eating, though I am grateful for whatever they catch and keep out of my home. My three cats, in the meantime, are somehow oblivious. Little do they know the show they are missing just inches away from their faces…