While doing yardwork this afternoon, I apparently annoyed a toad, so then I chased him for a little while.
Disclaimer: please bear with the commercial above, how can I resist possibly making some change off a toad movie...
I'm attempting to eradicate the crabgrass and grow new "turf." We'll see. I made a makeshift aerator to assist in this task:


It's made out of a messed up garden tool, a board, drilled in bolts and stuff.


Sorry to realize just now I forgot to move this little green guy before aerating. Maybe he escaped?
Meanwhile, flowers are doing bloomingly:
Poppy

Lily of the Valley

Strawberry flowers
