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The New Hotness

  • Tree Frog Season

    This year brings an abundance of tree frogs:

    Tree frog - on dahlia stem
    Tree frog – on dahlia stem

    Despite the snappy green color, they’re Gray Treefrogs:

    Tree frog - on patio step
    Tree frog – on patio step

    Their camouflage works better in the wild than atop a trash can lid:

    Tree frog - on trash can lid
    Tree frog – on trash can lid

    They are much smaller than you’d expect from their voices in the night:

    Tree frog - on trash can lid - thumb for scale
    Tree frog – on trash can lid – thumb for scale

    We think the drought brings them closer to the house in search of water, as Mary collects rainwater in the trash cans where the frogs easily walk up & down the inside surfaces.