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Today is sunny and warm.

I fed the birds.  I've seen house finches.

I planted 12 daffodils under the oak tree in the forest yard.

As I was digging, I disturbed a small gray tree frog who hopped out of the leaf litter.  He was the exact color of the gray tree bark.  :D  I don't think it's an accident that he was under the oak tree.  As oaks support over 500 species of insects, the frog would have a smorgasbord right at his tongue-tip.  Indeed, I often see insects sheltering around the base of a tree.  Want tree frogs?  Planting oaks will attract food they eat and offer shelter.  Have oaks already?  Place an amphibian shelter such as a hollow log or toad abode nearby.

More fall bulbs have arrived!  :D

EDIT 10/18/21 -- I planted 8 daffodils around a mulberry tree edging the savanna and 4 in the daffodil garden.

EDIT 10/18/21 -- I finished planting the big bag of daffodils.  The last ones went into the prairie garden. There were a bunch of extras, though, so the final count is probably 75-77.

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