On dark nights fireflies lend their twinkling lights to grassy swale and roadside ditch. Leopard Frogs make meals of the lightning bugs and then the frogs glow like lamps for a little while. American Toad pollywogs transform into tiny brown inch long toadlets. They are everywhere on the trails between pond and woods little hoptoads barely big enough to see. Small children are fascinated by them.
Check pockets, please.
The little frogs move on shore to feed and hide. It's strawberry time. I found a big old toad resting under the leaves when I was picking the sweet fruits. Toads are good at keeping a garden free of worms and insect pests. The heat of the summer sun dries up many shallow ponds by late June.