We're just sharing the balcony

We have a new flatmate as it were:

A large orb weaver spider has constructed an enormous web on our tiny urban balcony. It looks pretty cool silhouetted against our stormy sky this past weekend:

At night, and at different times of day, it's quite hypnotic to watch her go about her business of cleaning and maintaining her web. And some of the silhouettes are spectacular:

Hazy afternoon

Hazy night

I expected a bird to have had it as a snack by now, but not yet. Until then, its been a nice series of encounters, and hopefully when Corrie waters the plants the web won't get too messed up. 

Urban nature encounters must be celebrated whenever they happen. A lesson from a city dweller...