At first I thought an aphid had strayed onto the marigold—I’d spotted a tiny green speck with the naked eye, about 3 to 5 mm in size. But when I looked through the macro lens, it turned out to be something else: Ah, a tiny sleeping spider 😊! It was probably woken up by the flash; it seemed to be hovering above the marigold, because I couldn’t make out the fine threads until I looked at the photo on my computer screen. And that’s when I was able to identify it: a green crimp spider—a new discovery in our garden; I’m so happy 🤗 Two hoverflies have made themselves comfortable in the nasturtium flower. After a few gloomy days, today was a beautiful fall day. I find the fall colors of the leaves of the (Cambridge cranesbill) absolutely gorgeous, as are the seed heads of Clematis tangutica and silverweed.