Janet Brien's photos with the keyword: pacific tree frog

3 more pictures above! This morning I went over to investigate the flowers in the metal feed tub which we've turned into a planter. I keep it caged like Fort Knox because if I don't, the deer will mow everything down. I have learned that lesson the hard way more than once. Today I took the mesh off the top so I could take pictures, and as I made my way around to the far side, I discovered one of my favorite things in the world! One of the froglets from Lucky's and Angel's Pond had found its way into the tub and crawled up to sleep on a gladiolus leaf! Here was my Picture of the Day!! Because I have the mesh top zip-tied in place, it was a bit challenging to get the position I wanted, but I finally got there! Say hello to a young Pacific Tree Frog! :D Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (May 31, 1898 – December 24, 1993) was a minister and author (most notably of The Power of Positive Thinking) and a progenitor of "positive thinking". Wikipedia: Norman Vincent Peale Explored on September 12, 2013. Highest placement, page 1 (#21).

1 more picture above in a note! :) This was the first picture I took, through the wire fence that surrounds our metal planter. I didn't think I'd use it, but after looking at it on the computer, I thought the composition I chose was nice enough to share! :)

This itty bitty frog was at most half an inch in size!

Spring is going full-blast here, and the flowers are everywhere! I remember going out almost every day last spring for an hour or more, trying to get pictures of every new flower that appeared...what a job that was! This year I am resigned to the fact that I just don't have time to do that with this photography project, but it's almost a relief! :D I also can't risk burning out from overdoing it, a real issue that ends this project for many who find themselves sick to death of photography. I force myself to stop before I want to in order to keep my desire going strong! It's working very well so far! :) I was checking out a spot where a pretty little flower grew last year, when I noticed some movement and then a SPROING!!! as a surprised Pacific Tree Frog hopped away from a nearby spot. So bright and green, so cute and adorable! I wanted to coo at this darling little guy but I didn't want to scare him even more, so I quietly took pictures and moved along as he hopped here and there, sure I was going to eat him! After a few minutes I left him alone, extremely pleased that he stopped long enough for me to get some great pictures to share! I loved the quote I found, it's just how I feel! :D Cameron Michelle Diaz (born August 30, 1972) is an American actress and former model. She rose to prominence during the 1990s with roles in the movies The Mask, My Best Friend's Wedding and There's Something About Mary. Other high-profile credits include the two Charlie's Angels films, voicing the character Princess Fiona in the Shrek series, The Holiday, The Green Hornet and Bad Teacher. Diaz received Golden Globe award nominations for her performances in the movies There's Something About Mary, Being John Malkovich, Vanilla Sky, and Gangs of New York. Wikipedia: Cameron Diaz

Would you just LOOK at this cutie pie?! Aren't you in love?! So adorable, so sweet, and well...getting really sick and tired of me taking pictures and would you please leave me alone, lady? :D :D I can't ever get enough of these darling little guys, aren't they the BEST?! :D I just love how they can change colors too, this fellow is bright green to match all the new foliage, but in the summer, they'll be mottled tan and brown! And incidentally, I'll be taking more pictures of the little wigglers (tadpoles) in Lucky's Pond in the next week or two, they are so cute!!

I went out to visit Lucky's Pond today and was delighted by all the life there! All kinds of animals live there, and oh my...you should see all the countless tadpoles in different sizes from 1/8" to 1/2" long! Wiggling here and there, wiggling everywhere! They are so very cute, and it's a whole pool fully of baby Luckies! :D I took pictures of many of the creatures I found there today, but when I saw this picture, I stopped looking! Little he may be in real life, but in this picture, this fellow could be a monster as big as a house! One of the things I love is the transparent area around its body, isn't that fascinating?! By the way, he is on his back, sipping mouthfuls of air, and beginning his change from 100% water-breathing to an eventual terrestrial frog who must breathe air, though he will always be able to absorb oxygen through his skin while in the water! :) Alestorm is a folk metal band from Perth, Scotland. Their music is characterized by a pirate theme, and as a result they have been dubbed a "pirate metal" band by many critics and their fanbase. They refer to their genre as "Bacon Powered Pirate Core". Wikipedia: Alestorm