An usual object on the road (above ) attracted the attention of our peripatetic photographer , Vallis . At first, he thought it was a poor critter out of Kenneth Grahame's Wind in the Willows, a victim of roadkill . On closer examination ,however, it was found to be be a flattened canetoad , an imported pest , a danger to native wildlife. Rain had brought out many toads which hopped onto roads and became targets for motorists.
Days later, having been run over by more vehicles, it had evolved into the above shape.
