A friend of mine has a problem with her water main. Water bubbles up to the surface and accumulates in a small hole. It seems to stop at this level and doesn’t overflow the hole. Very Strange.

Anyway, we passed by the other day and heard a ‘plop’ as something jumped into the accumulated water. Looking more closely we noticed that a number of small frogs had taken up residence. Luckily, one of them was kind enough to stay at ground level and pose for me. He/she is the frog (two views of a single amphibian) in the pictures. Eventually he/she got bored, dove into the water and disappeared.

Taken with a Sony RX100 M3

It was, for once, a nice day yesterday. After finishing at the Historical Society, I was sitting on the deck outside my bedroom when I noticed some movement.

I often see deer, have lots of pictures of them and I don’t generally want any more. Usually, they arrive either singly or in groups, munch around for a while and then amble off. This time, however, their behavior was quite different. They were rubbing up against and licking each other.

I wonder why?

Taken with a Sony RX10 IV

My earlier post about a snake I saw on the walkway to my front door, provoked a few comments, mostly along the lines of “I don’t like snakes”. Unfortunately, I do as can be seen from the photograph below. It was taken a long time ago (just look at the hair) in Thailand. I imagine that the python was either ancient, extremely docile or sedated. I remember being surprised that it wasn’t in the least bit slimy (as I thought it would be) it just felt extremely powerful and muscular.

I’m afraid I don’t recall what camera was used to take the picture.