Garden Help
10th July 2022
It's always wonderful to discover an unexpected friend lurking beneath the flower pots. Given the current hot weather and lack of rainfall, amenities such as sanctuary and shade must be a top lodging requirement.
Toads, lizards, newts are frequent finds but my favourite is always a charismatic frog.
I love the colour tones of its skin and how that changes in the natural light. Despite a lack of facial features the tilt of a frog's head together with some very assertive body language can convey a whole vocabulary of emotion at being found.
This rather splendid frog is the first inhabitant of a new flower bed in the garden makeover. Using the recently relaid patio as its runway "our" frog has found a wonderful damp cool spot to hide.
Toads, lizards, newts are frequent finds but my favourite is always a charismatic frog.
I love the colour tones of its skin and how that changes in the natural light. Despite a lack of facial features the tilt of a frog's head together with some very assertive body language can convey a whole vocabulary of emotion at being found.
This rather splendid frog is the first inhabitant of a new flower bed in the garden makeover. Using the recently relaid patio as its runway "our" frog has found a wonderful damp cool spot to hide.