Toads

[zeeprogrammer]

Now I ain't your average redneck

 

[PStechPaul]

I found this guy (or gal) in my house last August. It was more yellow/orange/golden than it appears in the pictures:









Some were taken with flash, some with ambient lighting. I'm not really sure if it is (or was) a frog or toad. The following picture is blurry but better shows the color:



In September I found this colorful spider on the window of my truck:





Ah, nature!

[zeeprogrammer]

Nice shots Paul.

The question I would have...is it unusual to see them?

For me, seeing amphibians is a sign of a healthy environment.

The spider shots are great too. We get some good ones here too. (But in the yard...where they belong.)

Life attracts life.

We have a big lilac bush in our back yard. I always look forward to see what kind of bird decides to make a home in it.
This year I see the beginning of a nest...but it doesn't look like it's been worked on for a few days. 

[Doc]

T will not use poison or pesticide in our yard. We (I mean she) grow quite a bit of food and we enjoy seeing what animals also enjoy our yard.
It's always a good sign to see a toad.
We like seeing the bats come around, the deer, the occasional fox, hummingbirds, butterflys (she grows butterfly bushes to attract them), finches, cardinals...it goes on.

She'll complain of the deer, mice, or voles that get into her garden. But knows the worth of having life around us.

Carl same here we use no pesticides or chemicals in our yard or garden. We have a water garden and the frpgs usually show up when the weather gets nice. Ou pups like to go out in the yard and go frog hunting (they chase them beck into the pond)

Such a bummer I have to open the pool.

I have no problem getting rid of those blood-sucking parasitical mosquitoes though.

I mean really...those are a beautiful set of toads.

You'd think the ones on the top would look a bit more excited. 

look close Carl I think hes eyes are rolling back just sayin hahahahaha 

[zeeprogrammer]

look close Carl I think hes eyes are rolling back just sayin hahahahaha 

You may be right Doc. Seems like I recognize that look.
Or rather...what I seem to remember. 

[Dean W]

How funny; 
I stop in to see what my old friend Zee is up to, and he's sneakin' a peek at the toad-lovin' going on in his back yard.
Way to go, Carl!  (I say as I go to close all my curtains...)

Dean

[zeeprogrammer]

Dean! Good to see you!

Don't be a stranger.

I'll get a PM off to you soon and catch up.

[sshire]

Apparently, you can eat toad legs in Oz.
Looks like an Outback branch for Cletus.

http://www.ntnews.com.au/lifestyle/darwin-cooks-boast-new-delicacy-cane-toad-legs/story-fnk0b1ks-1226924454523

[b.lindsey]

Sure ain't much meat on them bones Stan. Unless they are overrun with Cane Toads, the population will be gone if that culinary trend catches on

Dean...great to see you!!  As Zee said, don't be a stranger. I have missed you excellent build logs here.

Bill

[wagnmkr]

As I understand it, the Cane Toad is a major problem there. I believe they were brought in to solve another problem and then, just took over. National Geographic did a thing on them last year.

Tom

[b.lindsey]

And then there is this....one of many versions...see what you started Zee

Bill

[zeeprogrammer]

A small story.

When I was a small kid, I lived in Hawaii next to a sugar can field.
Lots of huge frogs. Many would try to cross the road.
On the way to school I'd count the ones that didn't make it.
Squished flat, dry and stiff.

The original frisbee

[Captain Jerry]

I have heard of "sail cats" created by the same circumstance.  I guess these would be "sail frogs"?

[philjoe5]

This year I see the beginning of a nest...but it doesn't look like it's been worked on for a few days. 

You know those dang birds.  They get to chatting on some bird nest forum and just can't seem to find any shop time 

Cheers,
Phil

[zeeprogrammer]

This year I see the beginning of a nest...but it doesn't look like it's been worked on for a few days. 

You know those dang birds.  They get to chatting on some bird nest forum and just can't seem to find any shop time 

 

uh...yeah.