Off duty

I mentioned the toads last week, so you will remember they have been making merry in the pond. Not a lot about this year, but enough to keep things going. Each year one male sticks around as a kind of guardian. I don't know how he gets elected, but I suppose there are years when a female turns up late and if noone is about she just has to sit there looking at her watch. So having this bloke stick around is a good idea. I happened to be looking out the window as this year's designated creche leader left today. I don't know why he chose to crawl among the spokes, but he did. The petals are from a big greengage tree, not the traditional cherry.