Of the Earth

On By Mike and Christy

Moving slowly down the trail and looking remarkably like the earth he walked on we found this American Toad. He did look a bit grumpy and reluctant for us to take his photo so we let him be as he moved along into the grass beyond.

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  2. gpj103's avatar Graham

    Toads are born grumpy-looking eh? Whereas dolphins always seem to look happy. I suppose we just impart our own characteristics onto other species eh? Great photo though.

    On a slight tangent, I was once walking to the pub at night while still living in England. As it was a road through a farming area I was trying not to stand in any stray mud when the mud I was trying to avoid moved. I let out something akin to a shriek and discovered it was a toad. 😀 Thankfully neither of us was harmed and we went about our respective business.

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    1. Hi Graham, Yes they are born grumpy probably because they ended up a toad not a frog. 🙂

      I can relate to your story but instead of a toad my instance was a snake. I jumped and fell over on the trail and let out a shriek that my wife teases me about to this day.

      Hope your winter is treating you well.

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      1. gpj103's avatar Graham

        I think a snake merits a shriek…assuming it was venomous of course. 😄 Falling over sounds like it could’ve made things more hazardous for you though…

        Winter here in Auckland is generally wet with temperatures rarely resulting in a frost…so in that regard all is well…I just wish the houses were better insulated.

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