More Garden Discoveries

The picture doesn't do justice to this insect. He is actually quite golden and the red markings are very vivid (click for a better look). Unfortunately, I have no idea what it is - my best guess would be a leafhopper but I can't find any others that look like this little beauty.

This little frog was quite entertaining. He gulped and blinked and scratched the whole time we watched him. Note the impressive slime running from his neck to "hand", "paw" or whatever frogs have. Sometimes it is hard to work when there are so many entertaining things in the garden!

Cool or what?

I saw this swan today when I was working on a riverside garden. A bonus of being a gardener is all the plant and animal discoveries you make. But usually they are terrestrial.

I texted Kevin and told him. He replied "way kool".

I texted Caitlin and she replied "cool".

When I got home from work I told Connor. Can you guess what he said?

Yup - "cool". Apparently my family only knows one adjective.

Giant Slug

As I said in an earlier post, this has been a strange year in the gardens.  I have seen so many things I have never encountered before.  We found this beauty on Thursday.   After a lot of research I believe this one is arion lusitanicus.  I still have no idea if it is harmful or not here (as in should we destroy it if we find it again).  Unless I know something is harmful, I let it live.  But I don't pick it up - that is a co-worker.

What I found today

I found this little cutie today in a garden I was working in.  I was beside him for 10 or 15 minutes before I actually saw him.  I think he is a gray tree frog.  He is only 2 inches long so I couldn't get a better picture.  

Ha ha you other frog collectors - I got the real thing!