Friday, May 01, 2009

The Frog Prince

aka Peeping Tom.
Would you like wine with your frog legs, m'sieur? We recommend a nice Bordeaux.

This handsome little guy recently showed up in our pond. Having a pond has turned into an unexpected wildlife adventure.

It started with the peepers who usually live (and peep, loudly) from the irrigation ditch that runs through the greenbelt. Now that they have woken up and smelled the pondwater, they've moved down here. Although our pond is modest going on miniscule, it's apparently big enough for ducks to land in. A mallard couple swings by to check out the water quality and try the buffet. We did have three frogs; only one lonely amphibian remains. The others croaked. It's comforting to think of our dearly departed as incipient ducklings. It's the Circle of Life and we contributed by encouraging Zelda to get acquainted with the ducks, which is why we still have one frog left. She scared those quackers plenty and they haven't been back since.

Our frog prince is singing his heart out right now, hoping to attract some buddies from the greenbelt. We are hoping romance blooms along with the apple tree. We love pollywogs!

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