An American Toad looking for a place to burrow down for winter.
Le Dejeuner sur l’herbe with tiny spider.
A scattering of lichen on smooth granite. 
Big walnuts.
All seen on Old Croton Aqueduct Trail or in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, where lies Washington Irving.
I have two friends that would like to join Backyard and Beyond but I am not sure how they go about it – like which e-mail? carol Levine
Clicking on the Subscribe button — located under the blue header at the top right — will bring up a form that they can enter their email in. You could sign them up, but, for security’s sake, the subscriber gets an email to confirm that they want the subscription, so they will have to confirm that.