So a Frog Was.....

hopping down my street this morning.  THIS frog, in fact.

I was standing at my kitchen sink, washing salad lettuce and saw a little something out on the street....a little something that made a big hop, then stopped, hopped again.

Fortunately,  I don't live on a terribly busy street and it is a holiday today - probably why the little fellow managed to get this far without being run over (I have no idea how far 'this far' would be), regardless, I was pretty sure this little guy would be better off in my yard than on the pavement. 

So, grabbed my trusty camera and To The Rescue! 

I put it down on the grass for a little photo shoot, then put it over on some wet wood chips; still sitting under the junipers.  It's a Northern Leopard Frog (Rana pipiens), by the way.  I don't know why it isn't all grass green.

I like frogs.

Delta Marsh, Again

I'm still wistfully looking at my white & brown back yard, comtemplating the non-grassy green of the whole scene.  My mind wanders back to a time when I visited Delta Marsh.....

My last visit was only 3-4 months ago, just before I started this blog.  Seems like such a long time ago.  It's one of the first places I blogged about.

This is a Northern Leopard Frog (Rana pipiens) - well, at least I think it is.  I'm not a frogologist either.  Can't see much of this guy.

Enough of the summer-dreaming, time to pull on the boots, zip up the parka and go see if I can find some new birds for my Winter List.