[image error]Harbinger of spring. © 2018 Susan J. Kroupa

Spring is here! A few days ago, on the first warmish sunny day in a long time, I went out to the garden and saw the first bumblebee of the season. I grabbed my camera, which I’d brought out with me, but by the time I got close enough to focus, the bee shot up from the dandelion and zoomed across the garden and into the woods.

Camera shy, I guess.

[image error]Teddy and the Ant. © 2018 Susan J. Kroupa

While weeding one of my raised beds, I found a tiny toad, less...