This is a short fence at the garage end of the driveway by the house:
This unused robin birdhouse is pretty venerable. I suspect it's 7 years old. The Dude likes the way the natural light shows the weathering and how the frog's coloring matches it.
I took a number of shots of the frog, up close and personal, in natural light. This is under several pine trees in the late afternoon.
It's wickedly difficult to hold the camera steady in that light. I didn't want to alarm the frog too much and at the same time, I wanted to get a good, close shot.
And at this point, to be sure I had something nice and sharp, I gave up and used the flash. But only once. The frog does not look happy about it.
I'll have a new frog icon as soon as I cut and upload. Though I must say, the circularity of the other birdhouse's door still appeals to me.
