Introducing Oliver the Tadpole: Adopted from the creek in the backyard and dubbed “Oliver” by Theo. He’s the guy up near the top. The big black thing is a rock (so he can climb as his legs grow in). The green is chopped up lettuce. As I write, Theo and Julie are out collecting more of a family: Tree the Tadpole and Wall-E the Tadpole. While tadpole identification is difficult, the most common amphibians in our backyard are Fowler’s Toads.
