all the vegetables are still on Pause but ~
other things flourish…
this is the eldest garden toad and this is
the toad spa which has never before grown such lush algae
the cicadas sing day and night and there are many more
butterflies than i ever remember.
Hello Grace! Of course my boys loved seeing the toad – and the little pond you have created for him is lovely – flower petals floating and all!
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Its a very strange August, very strange summer. The toad is beautiful. Regarding the elderberry leaves, I suspect it would be similar. Worth a try!
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i suppose you could mordant afterwards… wouldnt it be great if you got some frog footprints?
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raven…i wish. just for the sauce.
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grace, love your toad, and spa.i answered your post about the sauce. come on up for a visit. we have a big fair coming up in sept. i love fairs. i am a qypsy at heart. we would have fun i bet. raven
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The toad looks grumpy but wise to me.The cicadas are so very loud this year in Maryland. The dogs & I howl with them sometimes.Happy days!
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ohhh i can imagine your garden so well. i think i will come and sit in that chair for awhile. 🙂
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Mossy algae guarded over by elder toad. Good guardian. Here, missing TN eastern box turtle that appeared last summer. Rabbits, voles, yellow finch, butterflies, honey bees and in the early morning mist, the web spinners. Seems like the cicada song is louder this year than in the past, more cicadas, more honeybees but still missing that ole turtle. This morning, deep honking, Canadian geese in formation, autumn is slowly making her presence known which given the 100+ days with the 500+ humidity, is a longed for gift.
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Mr. Toad has quite a look of um…gruff satisfaction, I think. You have such a good welcoming place for all the creatures! My latest visitor was a midnight possum…
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oh that toad is mahvelous…he looks like he has many stories to tell.
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Hello Grace,what a great photo of your friend Mr. Toad. He looks like he might be related to Luke the fat Lizard :)I love the sound of cicadas.
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How I would love to sit in your garden and hear the cicadas sing.Love your old toad.Jacky xox
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Cicadas are singing here in Michigan. Tomatoes ripening as I watch.I let Lou go last week. So quiet without his trills and questions – but better for him. Miss Moxie staying close to home. Im glad. Looking to the Toad Moon.
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Oh, lucky you! No toads here, although we have had many bees and butterflies this summer. Your garden looks delightful.
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