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Buckets of Frogs

August 29, 2020 Elizabeth

PSA - Check your egress for frogs/toads after the rain the last couple days. We caught & released 15 frogs this morning from our crawl space egress. Wood frog, leopard frog and green frog all about the same size. I rescue a few from here all the time. I try to check everyday, … [Read more...]

Frogs, Summer green frog, leopard frog, Tilda, Wood Frog

Duke has vertigo

August 7, 2020 Elizabeth

More dog trouble - My rescued basset hound, Duke (age 9) seems to have vertigo. We thought he had a stroke (he still might). At 3:30 am today, he woke us up stumbling down the hall and running into walls. After a day at the vet, he's home and resting now. The vet thinks it is … [Read more...]

Dogs, Summer Duke, Tilda, vertigo

Tilda gets stung by bees

August 1, 2020 Elizabeth

Tilda got into a ground hive of yellow jackets that was right in her potty area. She was stung by about a half dozen or more. Steve was out with her and she went wild thrashing around and he had to pluck them off of her. Luckily, we had an antihistamine and my friends here were … [Read more...]

Dogs, Insects, Landscaping, Summer summer, Tilda, yellowjackets

Toad Pics

July 22, 2020 Elizabeth

What's summertime with some toad pics? And, a squirrel raiding the feeder. … [Read more...]

BirdWatching, Blogging, Squirrels, Summer, Toads American Toad, Bufo americanus, Toads

Stan the Porch Toad

July 21, 2020 Elizabeth

So, this isn't in MY backyard, but instead in my mom's backyard. She has this really big toad that started living in a flower pot on her back patio. You can follow him on Facebook here and learn more about his antics. … [Read more...]

Summer, Toads #NotMyYard, American Toad, Stan The Toad, Toads

Tilda at Daycare

July 19, 2020 Elizabeth

Tilda went on an outing while we went out of town. I just love to see her able to run. … [Read more...]

Dogs Dogs, keylore, Tilda

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