
Actually, I love them both. We would be totally overrun with mosquitos if it weren't the frogs and toads in my yard. For years, I've had a toad that winters over in or near my greenhouse. He (or she) eats lots of bugs that would otherwise eat my plants.

I took these pictures of a little leopard frog sunning on a rock in my little puddle. It's too small to be a pond but it gives us much pleasure in spring and summer. Soon I'll post about the patio I built beside it for sitting and enjoying the goldfish and frogs. This leopard frog eats mosquitos that would otherwise eat us!
I saw the toad yesterday when I went out to one of my sand beds to stick some Hydrangea cuttings. He was buried up to his eyes in the sand. I had to scoop him up with my trowel and move him out of my way. He could have cared less. He sat and watched as I stuck all those cuttings, then he hopped a few feet away. I bet he's back out there today! No matter, he does more good than harm. I'd be overrun with bugs if it weren't for him and his friends.
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Toad in the sand |
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