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<\/a>A toad emerged from the soil<\/p><\/div>\n
We have had a toad in the garden for many years and last year I came upon it on the garden path one evening and photographed it. I am sure this is the same toad and it appears a little bigger each time we see it.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Toad’s close up<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Toad’s face<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>I called my husband to see the toad<\/p><\/div>\n
We think he was staying still to play dead until any danger had passed. My husband picked him up and put him into the undergrowth of the garden where he soon disappeared.<\/p>\n
I then tipped the soil from the pot into the run.<\/p>\n
<\/a>The girls scratching in the soil<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Sparkle is missing which once again shows she is not her usual self<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>I can see by her eyes that she isn’t happy<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>I love my “together girls” little behinds<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Sparkle finally made it to the soil for a peck<\/p><\/div>\n
Poor Sparkle is so slow and half hearted but at least she makes the effort to try to join in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A few days ago I noticed that a hole had appeared in the chicken’s dandelion pot. I wondered why anything would want to dig in the dandelions. I pushed the soil back together with my fingers and firmed it down. … Continue reading