Saturday, September 02, 2023

Shed Based Wildlife

 A few small creatures made themselves seen today

Working on a few small household duty related projects brought me to the shed this morning.  On opening the door, I hear a distinct noise, a snap. I suddenly notice something gray on the floor.  At first glance, I thought it was some odd type of insect.  A closer look and I could see it was a frog.  My guess is that this was a small tree frog.  I had never seen a frog or toad of this color before.  I took a garden tool and gently whisked it outside to freedom. Oddly, I had not seen it move. I should have watched to see what happened after that, but was engrossed with my project and did not.

Waking out of the shed, I spot several snails all with no shell in the lawn in front of the shed.  The lawn was then shaded at this time.  I had never seen snails there before, so must admit that I wonder what that is all about.

I know little about frogs, and less about snails, but must admit that I am now a bit curious.