Small black spider on yellow flowering bush

[rjlittlefield]

In the shade, overlooking the river...

I thought these flowers had some potential, and when I got closer I found the spider.

I don't know what these flowers are. I don't think they're native. They grow on a bush by the river in a park. Anybody recognize them?

This is another wideangle, unstacked, point-and-shoot. Canon SD700 IS, auto-everything, EXIF data says f/2.8, 1/800 sec.

--Rik

[MacroLuv]

That auto mode is cool, isn't it?
Flowers looks familiar... somehow...