_DSC1564a-rs, originally uploaded by Ali Crehan.

This frog was doing his best to be invisible in the grass alongside his small pond. His neighbors made frantic, spastic leaps for the reeds and the water when approached. Flailing their long legs, they splashed into safety – but this one held his ground and willed himself into invisibility. If I don’t move, he seemed to be thinking, if I hold very very very still and don’t even breathe, they will not see me, I will be invisible…

At which point, the eight year old leaned over and stage whispered, “Dude. I can totally see you.”