Playing With Toads
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My strange little hobby
Meet my little friends.
Riding The Drama Llama!
No one touches my dollies!
It gets stranger still.........
Two things I love in life are playing with my collection of miniatures and playing with the little toads which take over my garden every summer. Last year I realized that the toadies were just about the right size to enjoy playing in my dollhouse. So, put 2 and 2 together, and you can come up with some really wild and wonderful photo ops.
A bumper crop
.......or how to have fun while removing dozens of toads from windowells
Last summer we had a bumper crop of biblical proportions around here. At least twice a day we'd need to clear them out of our window wells. Dozens and dozens of tiny babies. I can't complain too much - it was a lot of fun to see them everywhere!
Most of them were so tiny! I couldn't resist a quick shot of one with my wedding band!
The little ones reminded me of the focal stone on one of my pendants - a perfect match, don't you think?
Be Careful
Candygram..........
Tricks Of The Trade
Handy Tips If You'd Like To Make Your Own Pix.
- Have your "scene" set up before hand
- Have a helper to place the toad in the scene
- Rule of thumb - medium sized ones are the calmest and easiest to work with. The teenie ones are kind of spazzy and the bigger ones loose patience quick.
- Toads are easiest to catch just after sunset. Look under the porch, around the house foundation, and in areas where there may be slugs (yummy toad treats).
- If you want to attract toads to areas where you can find them. Leave the porch light on - the light attracts insects, and the insects attract toads.
- Be sure to handle them gently. They won't be very cooperative if they're scared of you or angry.
- Release them back to the spot where you found them.
TINKLES
Common Garden Toads will reflexively urinate shortly after being picked up. When you pick one up, hold it gently away from your body until it empties its bladder.
Build A Toad Abode
Attract little friends to your garden this summer
During the winter, toads burrow down into the ground to hibernate. As the weather warms up in the spring they slowly emerge from their hiding spots to eat bugs, mate, and generally hop around having a grand ol' time.
Toads do not care for the heat of the sun and will often snooze during the day under stepping stones, bushy plants, or anywhere else shady and cool. To make them feel welcome in your garden you can scatter around houses for them. The cheapest and easiest way to make a toad house is to use a plain terracotta pot with a door broken out of the side. Then just set it upside-down in a heavily vegetated area for them. I usually scatter plain shallow dishes around under my plants too. The dishes collect water so they can find a refreshing drink.
Abodes for Toads
Attract toads to your yard
These toadies are available on Cafe Press!
Women's Tank Top
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Infant Bodysuit
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Keepsake Box
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Note Cards (Pk of 10)
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Dog T-Shirt
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IMPORTANT!!
Stories To Share
Be careful of toads launching themselves at your jewelry!
What's The Difference
Toad or Frog??
Surprisingly enough, toads are actually just a type of frog. Generally, toads spend more time out of the water than other frogs, and toads may have drier and bumpier skin, whereas "frogs" are usually noted for their smooth, wet skin.
Even toads get the munchies..........
My wife has some explaining to do
Out-takes
Looking behind the curtain........
The Banker Always Wins
Places to check out
- Wyrding Studios
- If you like my pendants as much as the toads did, check out my favorite jewelry artisans on the web. Wyrding Studios does gorgeous work and I'm quite addicted to it!
- The Frog Lover's Catalog
- Everything under the sun, from jewelry to housewares. All featuring frog and toad designs.
- Frogs and Toads
- What's the difference? From AllAboutFrogs.org
- Lush Cosmetics
- Lush makes wonderful bath and body products. They are famous for their huge "bath bombs". Since I always have Lush on hand, I've used many of their products as props.
- World's Tiniest Frogs Discovered.
- These are so adorable!
Don't Try To Blend In
I Love Animals
Tell me what you think!
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Forest
Aug 25, 2010 @ 9:43 am | delete
- Your website is wonderful. Toads are my favorite creatures and I can tell you love and respect them as well.
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meeso
Oct 6, 2009 @ 6:13 pm | delete
- Omgosh, I love this! I am a huge fan of toads! I just love these little guys! They are everywhere here during summer... I love to take pictures of them, too :) I'm loving this page!
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Beverley
Apr 13, 2009 @ 11:13 am | delete
- Love your pictures! Have always liked toads and frogs but they have all but disappeared where I live.
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JaguarJulie
Oct 27, 2008 @ 3:44 pm | delete
- Wow! What an interesting lens -- yes, please design me something with horns and a tail and a pitchfork. ;) Maybe fallen angel would be an interesting lens idea? Hope it is just a glitch--hate to be unceremoniously dumped ya know. My Catholic upbringing and all. Oh, feel free to delete this. Ta ta.
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twoofakindphotography
Oct 19, 2008 @ 4:19 pm | delete
- This was such a cute lens. I couldn't stop smiling.
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