Went to pick up Allyn at the Rensselaer train station last evening and drove home through a good, soaking rain. This is a time when one usually sees a lot of frogs on the roads. There were some, but not as many as usual. The current drought has been difficult for many animals, frogs included. There was an article in the Rutland Herald yesterday about this. It said that "bears, snakes and ants are among the species having to venture further afield in search of food and water." It said that "herons and other birds have been feasting on frogs that have become more visible in ponds."
This is a photo of a small stream near our home. Believe it or not, it has more water in it after yesterday's rain than it did a couple of days ago when there was basically no flow at all. What is an inconvenience at best for us is a matter of life or death for species in the natural world.
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