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8/16/2014

Redlegged frogs can hop five miles!
Imagine that and what challenges that might mean!
How lucky they found these ponds..and how smart!

These redlegged frogs in my home pond have been breeding here for over five years. These photos were taken August 14, 2014.

Young of the year redlegged frog... as big as my little finger, about 2.5 inches. © Paola Berthoin

Sitting ever so still, watching me as I trim some plants back in the pond. © Paola Berthoin

Blue Skink heading out for the day, checking for the all clear sign! © Paola Berthoin

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Carmel River August 4, 2014

8/6/2014

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Carmel River rocks covered with dried algae
The river bone dry.
Dessicated, Skin pulled taut.
Birds quiet.

A peace sign
created by an unknown artist
in the bed of the the Carmel River.
In honor of the river?
In honor of so many people around the world suffering?
The river providing even when the water is dried from the surface
to then resurface in our homes
and gardens. How selflessly it gives.

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Paola Berthoin is the designer/creator/publisher of Passion for Place: Community Reflections on the Carmel River Watershed. Her focus is inspiring and educating people about the natural world through the arts. She is available to design your book, create (illustrate and write) interpretive materials for your watershed community, consult for healthy gardens, paint a commissioned painting of your favorite place in the Carmel River Watershed and beyond!

When we allow wildness, our own spirit, to flourish within, we can also respect and allow nature’s spirit, the wild outside, to exist.
- Paola Fiorelle Berthoin

Blog photographs, land art, and text © Paola Berthoin, unless otherwise noted.
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