Jumping Into Spring

Archnophobes, this is not going to be a post for you. All I found in my backyard today were spiders. Today I spotted my first jumping spiders of the year–it's the first day of Spring, and the first day of Jumping, too. Otherwise, I saw two midges and a couple of winter fireflies. That's all. And all I took pictures of were the spiders. So... this is the time to check out for the day, Arachnopohobes, because here comes...

Arachnid Appreciation:
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 The reason I spotted this tiny spider was because it was hopping about, and the movement caught my eye.

The other two jumping spiders were on the side of the house, which is a common place for me to see them: