The web

Across the street from campus, the web stretches right across the Mill Stream. My iPhone cannot capture the image. The spider web is too thin against the backdrop of the running water. I wonder how the spider made such a decision, to take a leap of faith across the rushing rapids below. Did it simply jump from the tree branch and land on the concrete on the other side? Upon closer inspection, I see that it is not one web but two. A second spider sits near the other bank, its web stretching out and weaving with the first one. I wonder if this was an intentional design or some kind of happy accident. I don't think spiders live in any sort of community but perhaps those do. Or maybe, the webs were just blown together by chance. I can't get close enough to glean any details about the spiders except that they are large and, well, spidery. I look down, and much to my amazement, there are three webs connected together, with three content looking spiders sitting in the middle of their respective homes. I wonder where the boundaries of each web lie, and if they had to sign a roommate contract like I did.