Things are starting to change around the farm. The garden is all but done with just the potatoes and carrots left in the ground and the occasional tomato, zucchini, and a few beans randomly coming on. It is time to start prepping the farm for winter and getting the garden ready for next growing season. I am sad at this, I love fall, it is my favorite season but I hate to see summer come to an end because it means soon saying goodbye to barefoot outdoors.
We were outside yesterday enjoying the cool morning when we found two critters. This wooly caterpillar...
We were outside yesterday enjoying the cool morning when we found two critters. This wooly caterpillar...
and look closely...I was picking through the tomatillo plants searching for some that were good for seed saving when I happened to see some strange spots in the mulch. I thought there was some kind of strange fungus growing in the wood chips until I took a closer look.
The photos don't do him justice, this toad was as big as my adult fist! I love finding all the living things around the farm. I let this guy be though without telling my toad crazy 8 y/o son what I found as he would have captured this guy for his collection (a collection from our farm that currently has 2 water frogs living in an aquarium in the livingroom!)
