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  • Hoping toads, frogs come back for sprinkle or two

    Patti Dobson, Religion columnist|Jun 1, 2022

    June … it’s June. Usually by now, the toads and frogs are back. It’s oddly quiet out here at Head Acres. I don’t know if it’s because it’s so dry or if there’s some other toad/frog thing I don’t know about. Whatever it is, I miss them. They add a lot of personality to the garden. Last year, when I’d water in mornings and evenings I’d have a collection of groupies waiting for a sprinkle. We’d even find them buried in the potted plants, cooling off in the dirt. This year, nothing. But, what we lack in toads and frogs, we’ve made up for in...