October 28, 2016
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Looking to Grow Up
If you look closely at the clump of pine needles just to the left of middle you might be able to spy my little friend.Every once in awhile you spot one of the miracles of this world. In this case I was able to briefly hold it in my hands. the little thing was so tiny. Barely as long as my pinky finger nail (which is pretty small for an adult) it was new to the world.
It was a newly emerged froglet having recently metamorphosed from a tadpole. He was not alone. As I tried to hold onto him as Sparky tried to get a photo, I noticed that there were dozens of them in the grass. We stood very still and let them move away from our feet. After what seemed an eternity the blades of grass were no longer bending and bobbing as the little frogs hopped over and under the green grass. I hope they can get big enough to survive the winter. This spring was strange with snow in April and May that delayed the garden and obviously threw the frog breeding off a bit too!
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How cute!
I thought so too! It was so little and seemed fragile but the way they were jumping and landing willy-nilly they must have been tougher than they looked!
It seems really off season -- I hope the little guys survive the winter!
Me too. They were little but seemed pretty tough!
So tiny! Good luck to them.
I think they will be ok well at least a few of them!
Have you read Barbara Kingsolver's Flight Behavior? It's uncanny how much we care about these creatures that are at the mercy of the seasons' elements.
Nope I haven't read that one. I will have to check to see if the library has a copy...
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