BASE CAMP FROG BLOG
![IMG_1084 Enjoy it while it lasts, spider.](https://basecampeurope.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3160/2020/04/IMG_1084.jpg?w=1000&h=1000)
Encounters with wildlife are extremely exciting to me. Living halfway up a mountain in Switzerland, over the past few months I’ve spotted a stunning heron, eagles and dozens of other bird species, a fox, and even a few snakes from the backyard observation deck. This morning as I poured myself a hot cup of coffee and slipped out the back door to experience the misty cool spring morning outside, I wasn’t actually prepared for what I saw:
FROGS IN MY SWIMMING POOL. Lots of them.
Disgusted but fascinated, I made my way down the steps to investigate. And observe (I work in travel and it’s not like I have anything better to do during the Covid lockdown).
As it turned out there were quite a few of them, and each seemed to have its own agenda. Here is what I was able to ascertain about the various frogs and toads (can you tell the difference?).
THE LEISURELY MORNING SWIM
![a close up of a reptile](https://basecampeurope.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3160/2020/04/IMG_1075.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=300&h=300&fit=max)
Frogs are graceful swimmers
FROGGY STYLE
Now I’m no amphibian expert, but I’m pretty sure these two are feeling the toad love. And if I’m not mistaken, those are eggs I see being tossed into my pool. INTO MY POOL.
GETTING MY SPA ON
Ooooooh he’s really enjoying it, he stayed right there for over an hour. I mean wouldn’t you?
LEMME OUTTA HERE!!
This guy is the as close to cute as a frog can get…I really feel for him. He so wants out but keeps swimming into the stream of water and getting blown to frogdom come.
THREE’S A CROWD. THE SPIDER HAS TO GO.
THE CONTORTIONIST
![a dirty plate on a table](https://basecampeurope.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3160/2020/04/IMG_1063.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=300&h=300&fit=max)
There’s no denying, this guy can stretch like few others.
So that was fun…but I really do need to figure out how to keep them out of there. Ideas?