Backyard Journal: Frogs

Backyard Journal: Frogs

Panel 1: A simple sketch of a plastic wheelbarrow sitting by a stand of pines and overgrown grass with patches of grey highlighting the leaves, grass, and wheelbarrows. The text reads, There's a part of the yard that's fairly overgrown. A wheelbarrow sits here, unused. - Panel 2: A closeup of the wheelbarrow handle, which is hollow. Peering out are two tiny tree frogs. The text reads, At least by humans.

One of the few joys I get from living in a rural area is coming across wildlife. Finding tree frogs in the smallest of spaces in the backyard is probably my best recent memory. A couple of times, I even managed to put a finger inside and gently pat their squishy little heads. I’m sure they didn’t appreciate it, but how often will I get to touch a frog?

Besides my repeated efforts to rescue the one that keeps climbing into the trash can, I mean.