With each new day our little pond is getting ever livelier. The frog spawn became a population of tadpoles a couple of weeks ago and they’re really travelling now, straying away from the familiar edge where they began life and exploring the whole pond.
What started as little glossy black dots with wiggly tails are becoming mottled with more angular backs, and the speed their tails are now propelling them along at is quite amazing. I can’t wait for the day when I go outside, crouch in the longer grass surrounding the mini haven and see teeny legs starting to sprout from their bodies. There must be some 30-35 of them happily browsing their world. I just hope the local cats don’t manage to get too many of them.
