A Truly Magnificent Spider

I went to the Civil War today, and all I saw was this spider.

Well, not really.

But he was there, and isn't he (she?) magnificent?

Sadly, neither spider nor web was visible later in the day. I hope that whichever barbarian destroyed the web left the spider alive and well.

I had a hardish time getting the camera to focus on it, so it isn't as good a picture as I'd like, but it'll give you an idea of its beauty.