Try searching 'pumpkin spider'

You'll get all kinds of cuts Halloween pics, pumpkins and spider decor, almost nothing spider related. So trying to find the 'real name' for pumpkin spiders is almost impossible. It's ◼ Araneus diadematus, or European garden spider. They're Orb Weavers, and they make huge webs, they themselves start out small and skinny every fall, but get big, fat and round, looking like orange pumpkins. Not generally poisonous.

They're the only ones I like. And I don't usually disturb them. You do have to look out for them as you go down any path, the webs are quite large and intricate. The only time I draw the line is when they put the web right in the doorway.

Image source: http://www.nicksspiders.com/nicksspiders/araneusdiadematus.htm

The sod went in, the rains came, perfect timing

The pots on the steps are there to keep the dogs off the grass at first, but as it turns out, it's totally ok to walk on it, and they love it. Lots of stuff waiting to be put in place, it is all coming together.