One day back in the early spring I found some super adorable tadpoles swimming around in one of the water tubs I keep next to the Wool House to collect rain water off the roof and rinse water from washing wool.
All together now... "Awwwww..."
I love frogs. I really love tadpoles. This will be So Much Fun watching them grow up!
You are pretty cute.
Of course as the summer blazed on I had to provide some super attractive shade from the afternoon sun and, so they'd have enough to eat, I scooped up some plants from the actual Frog Pond, where they should have been living.
And after that, all I've been able to see is adult frogs staring at me from the top of the green. Occasionally I pull some weeds back so I can see all the taddies below, but mostly I just see frog eyes.
And as they have been so happy here, they've multiplied into all three tubs, so now I have to put buckets under the downspout of the barn to collect rainwater to water my plants and gardens. That's pretty special looking, too.
If you'd like to watch it all unfold on Instagram...
If you'd like to watch it all unfold on Instagram...
Pro-tip: When you hear two frogs talking like that...you're going to find a bunch of new frog eggs in the morning. Sigh...
I haven't figured out what I'm going to do this fall. I guess I'll scoop everyone out and release them back at the ponds. It's been "kinda" fun, but I "kinda" hope they don't move back in next spring.
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