For a variety of reason, it had been far too long between trips to join Mrs. Williams and her sixth grade science classes at our local school to work with the kids on the wonders of the natural world. Today's lesson plan actually was quite different than the usual—instead of trekking outside to the Assekonk Swamp nature preserve, I showcased, with a slide presentation, the way naturalists use journaling to make sense of the outdoors. It was a wonderful challenge for me to put my photographs in a coherent presentation, and I hope it proved useful. During a break between classes, I made a quick reconnaissance trip to the preserve to determine if we still had time in the near future to take the kids outside. This little jumping spider, which I found on the cross-piece of the observation deck, answered in the affirmative. I'm not adept at spider identification, but a deep dive into my guides suggested that, given the white spots on a black abdomen, it might be the Bold Jumper, a.k.a., the Daring Jumper, whose scientific name is Phidippus audax. By whatever name, the four-eyed creature certainly appears to be curious. So was I.