Toad abodes

My husband and a neighbor were chatting on our porch when I got a call from Jo, who ordered two toad homes. The story was that she couldn’t move her trash container without disturbing the toad that lives under it. Her neighbor had a similar problem, so they needed two toad homes. And the structures have to have big, wide “Denver doors” because these are big, wide toads. Did I get eye rolls from the guys when I reported my new project!

When I got ready to build toad homes, Jo’s neighbor, Janet, decided she would come and make her own. What fun we had! Janet used a pumpkin mold for hers. I made Jo’s with coils. Janet fashioned a pumpkin flower top and will add a copper tendril. I used a pumpkin leaf to roof the ventilation holes in Jo’s toad’s abode. We used a couple different clays to make them earthy. I doubt there are a lot of toads out there with elegant stoneware homes, but there are at least two. The data are not yet in on how much they improve the quality of life of big, wide toads, but they were fun to make!