Each morning, my hike takes me down the board path to the water's edge. From there, I can either go to the pier or hike around to back part of the property following the marsh line. It is on that board path that I have recently had to watch my step. I came nigh on stepping on one of my critter friends!
About halfway down the path, just past the bottle tree, a small toad has burrowed out a nice home under one of the planks. The little toad, of course, is nocturnal and is making its way back to is home when I am starting my sunrise hike. For the past week, I have had to be careful not to step on the sweet critter. When I first found it, the toad was frightened and darted back into is nook but each day, I would stop to visit and, now, it is much more at ease.
This afternoon, I made one last trip to the pier and had a happy surprise. As I neared the Toad Hole, my little friend came crawling out to greet me. Sweet!! If only people could be as kind as critters, this old world would be a far better place.
