I have been assured by my new neighbors that this spider is a good one. Lordy, I hope they're right. It's creeping me out. About 3-4 total width.

@VictoriaLandis1 is garden spider. Finest kind. She eat the bad bugs.

@Klaatu_Veratta_Nectarine @VictoriaLandis1 Orb weaver I believe. She's your friend.

@stueytheround @Klaatu_Veratta_Nectarine

That's what one neighbor said, too. That she's a 'writing' spider, complex webs - like Charlotte. I'll need to see 'some pig' written in it to know for sure, though.