Frogs in ponds

I have seen several folks talk about "relocating" frogs. That wouldn't
seem to be a viable alternative in my case. Any frogs in my pond are long
gone by the time I get there. As I get within about 30 feet of the pond
frogs that are present squeak with alarm and jump into the water. All I
see are the rings in the water from where they have jumped in. I have a
chair out there about 20 feet from the water's edge. It used to be a lot
closer to the water, but it has been rather dry here, and the water isn't
even close to where it used to be. If I sit in the chair and remain still
for about 20 min or so, the frogs start to surface and return to shore, but
they are awful skittish. I've sat and watched six times now as snakes
(black racers) come down to the pond to drink and to feed. I think there
are four different snakes, but I'm not absolutely sure, all snakes of a
species tend to look pretty much alike to me, and I have only seen two at
the same time. Anyway, they haven't eaten everything in the pond, not by a
long shot. They are incredibly fast and sneaky, and get a frog every now
and then, but the frogs are also fast and extremely wary, and get away much
more often than not. It's almost enough to make you pity the snake.

As far as daylilies go, I have some that I planted near the end of January.
The water came up in February, and the darn things sprouted and even had
tadpoles sitting on their leaves underwater. It hasn't rained much since
then, and now the daylilies are far from the water. They haven't bloomed
yet, but they seem to be growing as well as the ones that weren't
submerged.

Galen Hekhuis NpD, JFR, GWA
Hell hath no fury like a bird in the hand.