I love visitors.
We often refer to our home as a “bed and breakfast” because our doors are always open, and guests are always welcomed (and hubby makes a mean breakfast too!).
But last week when I opened the door to step outside, this little guy decided to come in.
I shrieked!
He scurried….
under a piece of furniture in the corner of our great room.
What to do?
I grabbed hubby’s back scratcher to get him to move…
Then – once in view – I had to grab the camera! (He was so obliging to pose.)
After our little photo shoot, I rustled up a red solo cup to capture this little visitor…
I squirmed while he hopped inside the cup, and I tried to figure out how I was going to get him out.
A little index card and a scurry to the door to set him free…
Oh the things we find beneath our feet some days!
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
the creative life in between 
He’s huge! Great shot Jodi.
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He really was Sylvia!
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Haha! Some guests are not really welcome in our homes! When wasps get into my home, I speedily pick them up and take them outside. Nice photo Jodi!
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Better a toad than a rodent – any day! This one’s actually quite handsome, warts and all. You were very brave and you’ll make it into any fairy tale. (You didn’t kiss it, did you?) LOL!
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That is for sure Marguerite! Better a toad, but I still was afraid of him – why??!! I don’t know – but he was kind of handsome. His heart was beating so fast – at least it looked like 🙂 I got him out safely.
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We never know when those red solo cups will come in handy, do we…:)
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Isn’t that the truth George! Didn’t want to use a glass I would drink out of even if it did got through the dishwasher! haha!
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Lol
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Love this! Wonderful photograph! He thinks your home is a cozy place and he heard about all the yummy food that gets made there! 🙂
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Thanks JR! Maybe he does like chocolate chip cookies! I should have tried a crumb path out the door 🙂
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Your posts always bring smiles 🙂
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That is the sweetest thing to say, Nicole! Thank you!!
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What an unlikely visitor! We used to see toads at the lake all the time but not so much any more. I hope you paint him! 😊🎨💚
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I’ve thought about it – but maybe make him quirky – LOL! 🙂
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You could add a crown to him. 😊
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He posed so well!
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LOL! With his heart beating so fast! 🙂
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Awww he is soooo cute! Oh, he’d be fun to paint, I hope you give it a try. Loooose would be so cool for him. (((((Jodi)))))
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Pick him up, he wont bite! 😍
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really???? I wish I had the nerve…. what a whimp.. 😦
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Oh I was just kidding of course!!
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Well, you said your doors are always open! And he didn’t even get breakfast–or bed! 😉
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You totally have a point there – I could have given him a spot of tea at least! 🙂
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He was most likely stunned into a frozen stance! The good news is, these litter critters are fantastic to have in your gardens!
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He wanted to be in on the B&B as well! He’s quite handsome!
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Not bad for a toad – eh?! 🙂
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And there he stood, warts and all! :O)
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Very cute picture!
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Our dogs chased a rabbit in our house once! It came in through the back door, circled underneath our Christmas tree (which was decorated with fragile, antique ornaments) and luckily ran on out the front door my husband had the good sense to prop open. Life is never boring, is it?
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Oh my Ann! I can just picture it in my imagination! 🙂 Sounds like a Family Circus! Sometimes those hubbies of ours are so smart – eh? While we screech and squeal and panic 🙂
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We just have to remember to look down! Ribbit!
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Poor little guy looks so gross. But also cute. Happy he was not found by Charly… 😉
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