It started out about a flower{s} . . .

Once upon a weekend

I went in search of some flowers

so I went to my local nursery

and whiled away the hours . . .

{ Kim Klassen Dowtown 2 collection - Isobel in overlay }

but through the reeds I did spy

with my wondering eyes

a tiny green tree frog

looking for flies.

Yep, I found Kermit and his cousins!

To give you some perspective, this green tree frog ranges from 1 1/4" to 2 1/2" and these blades from the butterfly lily are only about 1 1/2" wide.

They let me get very close, only occasionally moving to a different spot.

Otherwise, this is the position they assume most of the time.

{Kim Klassen Downtown collection - Edith multiply}

When they do decide to move, you had better be quick . . . they are lightning fast jumpers!

She was enjoying our photo session, and what a great smile! lol

"It's not easy being green" - Kermit

Our temps right now are hovering around the 70 mark, give or take a little and although I'm really anxious to get back to the beach, I have to say this is my second favorite spot in the world to spend time. I've been back three times, and all three times these little guys are hanging out in the same spot in the exact same gallon of lillies, which happens to be in the middle of the table, and yes I practically have to crawl onto the table to get close enough. But as soon as it starts getting warmer, they will be hiding where they won't easily be found so they won't become fried frog legs!

Oh, and before I forget, I'm over at my collaborative blog Focusing on Life today, here. Something about seeing more by seeing less and a challenge to change your lens. Come on over and visit me!!

I hope you have a great Tuesday . . . ribbet!

Love, Kim

XO

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Foto Friday - Some Four Legged Friends

To find the universal elements enough;

to find the air and the water exhilerating;

to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter;

to be thrilled by the stars at night;

to be elated over a birds nest or a wildflower in spring

-

these are some of the rewards of the simple life.

- John Burroughs

The simple life . . . it hasn't felt very simple this week, or I have made it too complicated! I have felt rushed with a million things and the crunch of the end of the school year and I will admit that I was feeling in a bit of a panic about having pictures for today. It's just that I forgot to breathe . . .

When I became still enough I was once again rewarded by the simple things in life, and some of those things just happen to have four legs!

Horses, beautiful and majestic:

I stopped one day this week to take photos of some horses and the owner

so kindly invited me in to take a closer look. It turns out that this big earth we live

on is really just a small world - She happened to be the person that loaned my daughter's

girlfriend a trailer to transport her horse to his new residence!

Tortoise, fruit loving giant:

Then she told me to follow her, that she had something in her backyard I might be interested in.

An African Spurred Tortoise (or sulcata tortoise). They just happen to be the third largest species

of tortoise in the world. This is benny and she is 11 years old and she loves her fruit and veggies!

There is nothing slow about how she eats those stawberries!

Green Anole Lizard, territorial stealth hunter:

And sometimes to capture a photo you too have to become a stealth hunter.

Just for the record, I won the stare down!

Green Frog, quietly camoflauged:

And if you are too busy to see when you look, then you would miss this very

cute tiny green frog. I was lured over by a beautiful orange butterfly to this agapanthus where

even I almost didn't see this! For some perspective, the stalk of this agapanthus is about 1 inch in

diameter. This is one very small frog that I had to resist taking home with me to my garden.

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend filled the the rewards

of a simple life . . . remember to breathe!

Love, Kim

XO