May 5th, 2025-May 10th is Summer-First stage of RIKKA (Beginning of summer)-19th KOU Frogs start singing.” The SHICHIJYUNIKOU calendar has finally entered RIKKAA. Frogs’ increased vocalizations represents the transition from spring to summer.
There’s a pond that only appears when it rains around this time of year.
Usually, the pond forms in mid-March, and tadpoles can be seen by April at the latest. However, this year March was quite dry, and even when it rained, it dried up quickly, which worried me. But then it rained in early April, and just as I thought a proper pond had formed, I immediately heard the sound of frogs croaking. The frogs must have been eagerly awaiting the rain.
Today, when I went to check on the pond for the first time in a while, the tadpoles had already hatched from their eggs and were swimming around energetically.