Out and about our yard

I can actually walk out and pick some hot peppers, and they are hot. The more we pick the more grow.

We also have a few strange flowering plants. This one is called "shrimp" in Spanish - "camaron." Because of its shape. Can you see it?

Frogs are always everywhere, especially where there is water and when it rains. You can see them as you drive down the road, on the yards, well everywhere. Sometimes in the morning where you least expect you will lift something and you will be greated by a frog. Of course it might be a huge toad but still you need to be careful as they can be poisonous to us humans. There are supposed to be several types of frogs. There is also the red frog, a frog with stripes and the famous golden frog that is facing extinction as it is being currently studied by the Smithsonian. That one is highly poisonous especially to pets. It secretes a jelly-like substance and when licked you have 15 minutes to save your pet. You do that by giving him mustard to make him throw up and honey around his mouth for protection. Weird huh? but it works.



Then there are bugs. This is one I came across about a week ago on my terrace. What struck me was that it was about 4 inches long BUT the top was very silvery looking. Later on I realized the silver was its wings but while they are closed it just looks like a silver streak. Just interesting tid-bits!



There is always something different we learn about each day. There are a multitude of birds that we wish we could take pictures of, bugs and othere types of LARGE animals that prowl in these parts that make each day pretty interesting.