Frogs...

These are all Common Frogs, Rana temporaria, and very nice ones too. They come in a wide range of colours (I like 'boa constrictor coloured with golden eyes'), from yellow brown or reddish to almost black, sometimes with black blotches. The disc behind the eyes is the eardrum.

I think many gardens have toads without their owners being aware. Whereas I often disturb a frog amongst the flower borders or veg patch I don't often see toads on the wander. I do have covers down and I find toads under them. If you could put something down you might tempt a toad to take up residence.
Lovely photos with the water lily leaves.

Was out early this morning as I noticed yesterday that the prolonged rain had flattened a length of my tall grass that lies along a boundary with my neighbour. As she keeps her side mown, mine was lolling all over it (boundary fences are just post and three wires). I don't use a strimmer for obvious reasons and so hand clipped it back. Within the first yard of clipping four frogs jumped out onto her lawn. One was yellow-green, another fawny brown and two others darker brown. They were all youngsters but all different colours.