False Widow False Positive

I was working hard on my latest tricky culinary project - heating a tin of soup without burning myself - when I noticed this little character on the kitchen wall.

Not the best macro shot there's ever been

Initially I got rather excited and wondered if it might be some sort of steodata type false widow spider. But looking at this and shots I got on my mobile phone I'm now thinking this is a young garden orb spider come in out of the cold that isn't.

It was so warm today that when I went running I had sweat dripping off me like I was a neon clad Niagara Falls.

I'm feeling quite sneaky and proud of myself, sorting out thrifty crafty Christmas gifts from my photographs. Going to visit the photo shop in town tomorrow to get a few blown up to A4 or hopefully larger, and framed. Just hope it works out.

Si

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