Happy St. Patrick’s Day. Today, we’re serving a “the luck of the Irish” green photograph for St. Patrick’s Day.

Yesterday’s winds in Greensboro weren’t as fierce as predicted, but there was a tornado warning and there were high winds; by the end of the day, temperatures had dropped. We’ve been taking plants from the garage to the yard, balancing letting them get some sun and rain with sparing them the cold temperatures. In Greensboro, yesterday’s temperature dropped from the mid-60s to the mid-20s.

In the midst of taking our asparagus fern outside, we noticed a green tree frog had been hidden among the feathery, fernlike branches. These tree frogs are fairly common in Greensboro and we adore the loud noise they make.* We need to bring our plants back in, but we don’t see our buddy. We avoid using pesticides and have several natural beds at our house and are blessed with an abundance of amphibians and birds. Last summer a toad frog camped out on our back steps at night, ever in search of bugs. Two days ago, the Merlin app identified 14 different birds in our Greensboro yard. It is so rewarding to stay connected to nature. However, it reqires not having a chemically treated lawn. When we see beauties like the hyla cinerea buddy above, we know spring can’t be far off.

Happy Tuesday!

*Read more about green tree frogs in North Carolina and hear their sound HERE.