“Sometimes you just need to cry and be sad. You need to break down and be torn apart. You need to learn how to pick yourself up and put yourself back together. Sometimes, the only way to be happy is to give into sadness first.”
Water is nice, but so is dirt. Luckily western spadefoot toads [also known as Hammond’s spadefoot, Spea hammondii] are equipped to enjoy both. These toads spend the majority of their lives under ground, and are usually only seen when moisture levels are high. Images by
Nicholas Hess.
