Itsy Bitsy Spider

I'm not a fan of spiders (Eeek!); but I do find them fascinating - in their own environment, of course!

This photo took several attempts, because he's actually quite
tiny and kept "disappearing" into the woods behind him.

I finally managed to contort myself into a position that

 put the gravel path behind him and, viola!

I'm not sure if this cocoon is holding something waiing to emerge, or a spiders' snack for later