Of ponds and frogs...

We cleaned and rearranged things in the front pond a few weeks ago and discovered that we had a new resident...a small frog. Our front pond used to have fish but we moved them to the much larger backyard pond when we finished that. There's more room for them to swim around and it's in the sun for at least part of the day.

The previous owners had left a couple of small cement frogs in the yard when they moved. We've used them in various spots around the front pond over the years. When we were cleaning this year, we decided to move the bigger cement frog to the north side of the pond where he'd be in the sun. The next day when we looked out through the front window, we discovered our resident frog liked the big frog there...maybe he thinks its his mom, or a protective force. Whatever. After never seeing, only hearing him previously, we now see him sitting next to the cement frog every day.

Admit it, it's pretty cute!

Of Jean, Charli and Frogs

Jean has been busy using - and getting used to - her new camera. She's still not sure if she's really sold on it but she's giving it a real workout. Since we take Charli down to the fetchin' fields almost every day, it's a great place for Jean to look for and shoot pictures of wildlife. She's been on the hunt for eagles, osprey, blue heron and ... tree frogs. Tree frogs are tiny...really tiny and very green. But they have really, really, really big voices. And they're not easy to find because they blend in with the grass. You have to be looking for them or you won't see one.

So, Jean's been looking.

And looking.

She's even got Charli looking.

There's Charli down by the slough...looking for frogs. Truthfully, Charli's not very good at looking for frogs. She'd rather just run around in the water then roll around in the grass. She is a dog, after all. Hey, Charli? What did you find, buddy? Then Jean spotted something across the slough so she braced her camera on an old post. Ready, set...just look at that concentration.Hey, where'd that bird go?

Just kidding...she knew where it was. Can you tell she just doesn't like having her picture taken?Okay, back to looking for frogs...

And lest you think she didn't find one (well, Randy found it but Jean did the photography), here's the elusive tree frog!

Great shots, Jean! (I posted these frog picture without her knowing. If she's okay with it, I'll post her amazing eagle shot and some hummingbird pictures another day.) Stayed tuned.