Black Widow!

It's been quite a while between blogs. The boys and Karen are all busy with school and I am finishing up odds and ends in the house and finally starting to tackle the backyard.  I had moved a bunch of bricks yesterday and when I picked one up today a large, shiny black spider started walking around like it had just lost its home.

Apparently, it had. It went to check on what appeared to be a large egg sack.

I'm afraid I couldn't let it go and fill every backyard nook and cranny with little widows.

Here's the classic underbelly. Sorry its a bit out of focus.