5th September - Toad in a watering can and mountainous molehills

[byslantedlight]

Yup, you heard me. Life in the country goes on! *g*

It's been dry enough that I picked up the watering can, which I'd left half full the night before, ready to water some plants - only I could see something blocking the spout. A leaf? I thought - and then it moved! The worst thing is, it must have been in the watering can the evening before when I watered plants too, because I noticed that the water wasn't coming out very well... and that means he must have been in there when I filled the watering can more than once yesterday, though I've no idea how I wouldn't have noticed him then. Poor old toad! He sat in the grass for ages, just burrowing down a little more - hopefully he'll move on tonight... but not back into the watering can!

In other news, the molehills became more mountainous overnight too - and also became more molehills! So I scooped up the earth into a pot and planted some radishes. We'll see. *g* And don't worry, I also mowed that grass. *g*

Comments

[shooting2kill.livejournal.com]

Toads really do seem to have long legs, don't they?! I'm always terrified that anything I see moving in my garden is a rat...

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

I've never really seen many toads until I moved here - and even then it's only been in the last couple of years. They do seem to have rather long legs though, because I always imagine them short and squat. I guess those fairy stories have a lot to answer for... *g*