For the past few weeks, we've had a huge spider, we named Herman, build the biggest and most fascinating webs in our front yard. They've been all the way from our house to our maple tree out front, which is quite a distance. It's been the perfect natural decoration for Halloween! I'd take Jackson outside everyday to see how Herman was doing and look at his new web, but I'm a little sad now because Herman is gone. He had built a big new web last Thursday night going from the top of our garage to the bottom, but for me to back out, we had to take down the web. Unfortunately, Herman hasn't come back. I've been taking Jackson for walks every afternoon and I've noticed these same spiders and their neat webs all over the place. Maybe Herman has found a new home in the neighborhood, but at least I can enjoy his or his relatives 'artwork' on my walks. By the way, if anyone knows what kind of spider I'm talking about.. maybe you've seen similar webs or huge spiders in your neighborhood.. let me know. My husband thinks it might be a wood spider, but we're not sure. I've tried to do some research, but I can't find anything that looks like him. I hope to post a picture if he comes back.