Saturday
Aug292009
Border Patrol
There are approximately 8,724,236,246 toads living in our yard. This is one of the bigger ones. He/she is about the size of my fist and afraid of NOTHING. You can flash a camera at him, let a dog sniff him, and even stomp in his vicinity and he will not budge. Alexis, however, is deathly afraid of the silly little toad.
This is a good thing.
The toad lives under our front porch. Alexis won't go outside if I tell her I saw it out there. It's like having bars on the windows and doors, except I didn't have to spend a single penny. With a whole lot of luck, the Toad Trick will last for about 15 more years.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Reader Comments (9)
what a stunning shot!! LOL at Alexis guard :)
Hot damn, I need something for my kid to be afraid of like that. It's genius.
Here's to hoping! LOL! (Or is it hopping?....)
Very cool shot! I hope the toad guard lasts for a long time!
oh man, i love frogs and toads. don't let me around alexis or i will totally change her mind.
(great shot)
Bwhahahaha!!!!!! Way better than an alarm system!!
good luck with that. especially when she figures out how to get out of the house through a window.
on the side of the house where there are no toads.
I saw that exact same toad by my back steps last night!
For us, the gatekeeper is bees. the only downside is that it's practically impossible to get them outside when you DO want them to go out because bees are sneaky -- they just fly right up on you unannounced!
OOO. There's a pipe dream waiting to happen! Toad love begins around age 5, or maybe 7, and then YOU end up babysitting the stupid thing...until it dies from being left in the hot hot hot sun on the hot hot hot patio.
Trust me. Enjoy this while you can.