h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

For some reason this seemed to be a great year for lillies. The ones at the Hoggett's farm were gorgeous and we had a few pretty ones as well that weren't eaten by the deer.

Try to get a picture of your badger---but I think you'd better keep the dog inside. I wouldn't want your pretty dog to tangle with one--they are mean spirited and might do serious injury to your dog.

too much hard work, to catch enough to make a toad sarnie

Not seen a young frog/toad for many a yearwe! townies don't

Teeny tiny toad, thought it was my newt for a mo!

Oops! I shrunk the kids

I DARE you to kiss me!

The toads are still on their way up the hill, although I see less of them now. They are walking since June now, I think. I already rescued quite a few from the street, too (the only street between our garden and the river).
What willt hey be if kissed? A very tiny prince? I'd have to build a doll house for him.

I also have some huge white lilies now.

But I'm still a bit sad that not one of my peonias wanted to bloom this spring.

They are lovely blooms

The toadlet is so cute - you've taken a great photo so we can see the size of it, and admire the detail of its tiny little feet!

Well done for rescuing some of the toads - I hope they do well so you can have more tiny toadlets next year too!

If I may ask
Q1 - Is that the adult size ?
Q2 - Is there no conservation group of sorts that can "protect" them on their travels ?
Q3 - Or even to the extreme ? the local council (or whoever ?) find the cash to build an underpass below the road ? on their "migratory route" ? if there is one

The ones that walk down the hill in spring which I think must be their parents are this kind: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_toad

In many places here they have so-called 'toad fences', which are little fences around the road that keep them from crossing at certain places. I don't think you could really do anything at this place as the street situation with a park, parking lots, the railway and other things at the side of the river and then quite a steep hill down to the water (which the railway crosses).

cheers tav

not as many as these though I bet
http://www.christmas.net.au/experiences/red-crab-migration.html

no, would be hard to walk the dog with so many

I watched a program about them and the thousands that got killed by cars etc, as the numbers crossing roads was unbelievable and THAT didn't count for the amount of punctures they said