a gray toad squatting
on the cold metal hose coupling--
strange place for a nap
Getting ready for winter, making sure the water is turned off at the garden hoses. Surprise! A mottled gray toad, perfectly camouflaged, is squatting on top of the cold metal coupling. Strange place for a nap. Feet tucked under, eyes half closed, the toad is too sleepy to move when I approach for a closer look.
Later, I look up frogs and toads of Iowa, but none of the photographs or descriptions seem to match our little napper. Anyone know what kind of toad this is?
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