Show your world!
My World XLSo many that either depend upon the water or use it for pleasure. Unlike the condo/hotel developers in Muskoka Wharf, Gravenhurst, who have blocked the delicious view of the bay.
I love the gosling with its foot up on the rock!
"Waitin' fer chicks. Nothun' to do. Mom won't lemme have a beer! Stuck on this dang rock with my sisters..."
I love this bullfrog. Sits there everyday, despite the heron, ducks, geese and waves!
Down beside the dock was a little toad, desperately trying to hunker down and hide from me. Can you spot it?
They are quite active, I nearly stepped on a couple as I gardened. The same is true of the spring peepers, who have emerged from the pond by the dozens.We went to the riverside cafe and spotted these hardy ro
wers!And, finally, JOS; -you can see J-O-S on her little rebar arm that holds the butterfly! She likes to look at th
e lake.BTW
There is a big problem with toads:
Chilliwack B.C. closes road to protect baby toads from crushing experienceCan you imagine? Volunteers have been rescuing them. I know I saw a video of such trouble in the Netherlands(?) a number of years ago. The issue occurs when a road is built through a natural habitat between lakes and forests. Tough to build a barrier, syphon them into a tunnel, or some such.The Fraser Valley city east of Vancouver will close a rural road leading to Ryder Lake so thousands of baby western toads don't become road kill during their annual migration.
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Marvelous photos! What a delightful place! Thanks for sharing the fun.
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Lots of little critters to look out for in your neck of the woods. I liked the toad best for some reason.
Looks like a great place for a photographer so many opportunities. Just love your header shot, so peaceful.
Great shots. I found your toad. He really was hiding! On the road I live on there is a migration of frogs every year around this time. The road has tiny frogs crossing over all night, sometimes two, on a strip of the road about about 1klm long.
I did spot the toad even though he was wearing his camouflage. I read some places have even built a tunnel under the road for the toads.
And what a unique garden sculpture, I love her...
What a fun place to visit. Thanks for sharing your photos.
so enjoyed your post and JOS is adorable...i am a sucker for sculptural pieces of any kind:)
have a wonderful day.
We do play havock with other inhabitants of theis earth by our voracious appetite for roads, fences and houses. I do hope the little critters survive to retain the balance of nature.
I love that your sculpture says JOS! It's so appropriate - that's how Josephine can say her name right now.
Isn't that a hoot, Caitlin? I bought it because the pink boots made me think of Josephine. I had not looked that closely at it before.
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