Frog heaven

After the Herb Sale we had several days of solid rain. Frogs moved into the pond out the front, the bath on the deck (see photo of water lilies in the bath) and in any other puddle they could possibly find. Above the noise of steady rain we could hear the deafening chorus of frogs – at least three distinct frog calls at any time. At night, the noise of frogs was so loud that it was hard to even hear the television above the sounds of frogs in a mating frenzy. The pond was soon covered with frothy film (see photo of frog spawn) so it looks like we’ll be seeing more tadpoles soon. At least the brown snake that lives out the front near the pond should be happy with the new arrivals. One summer we had a red-bellied black snake chase a frog up onto the deck (climbing four steps to get there). The frog took refuge in a gum boot and the snake was lying in wait outside the kitchen door when David went outside. Obviously frogs have a considerable appeal to snakes so we may be seeing more of both species this summer.