There's a toad who likes to sit on the back porch steps. I see it regularly and think it is the same one each time. There are rock gardens on either side of the steps and I wonder if it lives in both gardens or if there are two toads each with their own garden space. What is the territory of an individual toad?
Wikipedia tells me: "These toads are 'creatures of habit' once they have a certain area they prefer to live within... an acre of wooded forest with water in proximity for soaking, a home with cool ledges and window wells; they commonly seek cover in burrows, under boardwalks, flat stones, boards, logs, wood piles, or other cover. When cold weather comes, these toads dig backwards and bury themselves in the dirt of their summer homes, or they may choose another site in which to hibernate."
I can't imagine toads need an acre in this garden. So however many there are in the front and back gardens, they have perfect homes - the little ponds, the leaf cover of all those hostas and bushes to snuggle under to stay cool in the hot weather.
Today's picture is another version of our wild flowers - in the style of Georgia O'Keefe.
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