Three frog rescue

It's frog and toad season which means rescue season.  Had three in the deep window well this morning.  They have very strong legs.  I don't catch them, I herd them into a coffee can and toss them out.

Here is before and after...

 

Butterfly sighting

No pictures, but yesterday afternoon I saw a Yellow Swallowtail and a Black Swallowtail.

Maddy got her license today!

Maddy celebrated getting her driver's license today by making a solo drive over to see us.

Congratulations!

 

A selfie before she got here...

 

Reluctant toad

I spotted this toad in our deep egress window well.  I'm sure it liked the cool spot in the rocks.  I pulled it out and then tried to shoo it toward our deck area.  But it hopped back toward the window well and proceeded to drop about four feet to the bottom.  It was unharmed and I brought it back up and persuaded it to go a better direction.  I always wondered what it looked like for a frog or toad to end up down there and now I've seen it!

 

Indigo Bunting sighting

I'm pretty excited.  No picture because it happened so fast (had my camera out looking at other things)...but I saw an Indigo Bunting next door along the wood's edge.  I've seen them down on the bike trail but not this close.  Early evening seems to be a busy time so I will keep my eyes open and hopefully will be able to share a picture.

I don't think this is common milkweed

Still trying to determine what this plant is.  It is not common milkweed to my eyes.  The stem seems too smooth and thin.  I believe it is swamp milkweed.  I am also comparing it to dogbane, but the lack of a reddish stem leads me to believe it's in the milkweed family.  Since these photos a few days ago, something bit the top off so watching to see if it will recover.

Any thoughts Jon or Dean?

 

 

 

Here is swamp milkweed (from the internet)...

 

 

And here is hemp dogbane (also from the internet)...

 

Worked in the yard today

Mowed, trimmed and pruned a few trees.  Still looks pretty green out there for August 1.  Russ wasn't much help.

 

Here's a panoramic shot I took...