Nights in April

You can expect to find things like this, if you’re looking around. Two short clips, one from last night, one from, damn, ten days ago – I’d been hoping to get some more to go along with it, but there’s been no further sign as yet.

A note about the toads. This isn’t actually mating, since they do external fertilization: the female finds a body of water read more

Signed and notarized

Yesterday we went on a nice little day trip, and consequently I have just a few photos to put up, but first, we have last night’s news, which is, now it’s official:


Yep, the first appearance of a treefrog, in this case a Copes grey treefrog (Dryophytes chrysoscelis) means that spring is officially here. Sure, we’ve seen some spring peepers before this, read more

The Magic Bucket strikes again

The trash can that sits next to the outside door to Walkabout Studios, used primarily for the stinky trash that resin printing produces, has claimed another capture. For reasons unknown, wildlife keeps getting into the can only to be discovered later, and now it’s a semi-regular feature.

This was the find a couple of days ago:


Okay, this one isn’t too surprising read more

Sweep out the amphibians

I’ve got a minor backlog of images to work through – nothing breathtaking, just the various things found around the property that aren’t really Estate Finds, but I’ve been getting plenty of pics and you might as well see some of them. So we’re going to start with the amphibians.


This one – the same exact individual – was read more