Take Me To Froggie Town

Frogs enjoying their happy place.

Enjoying

 the beauty in nature.

Sometimes They Pose

Enter Their Realm

and you pay an admission price

Where there are ants

there are ant eaters

many ant eaters

Hellbenders and Waterdogs

When I finished clearing what I thought needed clearing I built a sanctuary in the same area with all their occupation requirements. Bon appetit, my precious bug eaters.

Damsel Fly

My favorite out of focus picture for the week. 

I would like to paint this on canvas. 

Must be their happy season

 They are plentiful

 and very busy.

Damsel fly then they fall

Maybe this Leopard Frog has a taste for Flied Meat!

Whatcha Been Doing?

I've been observing

and have been observed

closely.

It's A Small World

inside the culvert

Leopard frog

tadpole and snail

water spider

two homes

Leopard Frog In Seven Lines

Trying Kelly's challenge of the seven line stanza

with syllable count

at Play It Again Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads

Please keep in mind I have to practice to improve.

Thanks.

Leopard frog is amphibious 

His spots and stripes help him hide

lives outside

In spring he likes to sing

calling for his bride

his natural coloring

postpones his dying

The Keeper of History

I thought of Dad today

As I cleaned away

In a shop of memories

Of him and for me

World War II bag and cans

Handleless hammers and axes

Still waiting for him to repair

And parts of his dad were also there

Fishing nets and cotton scales

cans of oil and cow bells

I hang them high for all to see

I am the keeper of history.

While I clean I must not forget

to respect the nature that has claimed this for a nest.

Joining Imaginary Garden With Real Toads

Tuesday Platform

Mass Organization Against Insurmountable Odds

My day began simply enough, helping Hubby hunt for another lost tool.  He has hot pink paint and will paint this the same color as his tongs if we ever find it.  I suspect after he sharpened his blades he drove away to Bush Hog with tools on the deck and they are some where on this farm. I looked in a garden cart sorting tools from trash...Hubby is infamous for tossing with talent.

The wagon was full of ants and eggs.  They did not like me disturbing their nests and were frantically hauling eggs to their imagined safety.  I had to find a new job until they settled down.

I stupidly picked this one to help Hubby get organized.

So I began...one square foot at a time.

First job was to empty the left corner, 

move an oil barrel and find what Dad had stored inside.

I dredged with a stick and hung oily items to drain into the barrel.  We had steel traps, log chains, and truck chains.  I still have something I can't quite remove.  It will be a hard earned surprise.

Remind me that I said Dirty hands are happy hands.

This was totally disgusting.

The barrel is probably more valuable than the items I rescued.

I had company.

Four square feet of stuff sorted

and many, many feet to go.

I know I will regret saying this but

Dirty feet are Happy feet.

It Was A Three Frog Day

Yep, that's a frog...a bull frog hiding from the heat of the day.

 Bothered Hubby while he was playing mechanic.

to hold my other Bull frog for a better picture.

This is the largest Leopard Frog I've ever seen.

Then

in 

the 

pile 

of 

posts 

I 

was 

moving

I 

met

a 

frog

eater

It was an exciting day in my yard.