The Seattle area hot spell had taken it's toll on my deck plants, so I diligently began spending time watering them...once, or even twice a day as needed. I had created an Ivy topiary and it is a work in progress. Hopefully, it will produce more needed growth so I can continue the twining look that I love about these plants. The other evening, as I started to water this Ivy, I decided to repeat the efforts a second time so I poured some more water into the pot. Just as I began to turn away to continue on with my plant watering, I caught a glimpse of something on the edge of the bucket where the Ivy pot was housed inside. Sure enough, there he was, and looking a bit startled by having his space invaded with the sudden wet disruption! Holding on to the top of the bucket was a small, green garden frog that had been forced out of his "happy" little hiding place. I can only imagine his froggy thoughts for having his serenity disturbed by the likes of me.
Amazingly, the next two plants that I watered also brought out resident frogs forced to surface from the flash floods created with my attempts to maintain plant life. My watering chores brought more than a few smiles on this day, thanks to the delightful encounters with Mother Nature's garden variety!!!
“Remember, happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have, it depends solely upon what you think.” — Dale Carnegie
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