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Wednesday, January 11, 2006


Save the frogs !!

In our back garden was a large concrete pond that really stunk and had no fish at all so we decided to get rid of it - easier said than done !! As the concrete was so thick and hard - anyway whilst getting years and years of pond yucky weeds and slops out by bucket and shovels we started to notice frogs that we hadn't seen before.
On examining them l had decided that they all looked full of sporn and we had to be really careful not to damage any of them - firstly l deligated catching the frogs to Andy - brilliant choice l thought as there was just the two of us !! He obliged Bless him, l collected a very large bendy bucket and put some of the smelly pond water in and a brick for them to sit on, we put all five large fat frogs in and Andy said he would put them in another pond.
That evening we went to visit one of Andy's mates who lives in Boreham and has a lake at the end of his garden so Andy decided this was a good opportunity to move the frogs!
We wedged the bendy bucket behind my car seat and l moaned all the way there in case the smelly slops splashed around too much, not to mention my constant need of reassurance that they couldn't jump out !!
When we arrived Andy's mate said that the frogs blow themselves up this time of year and hibernate hence them looking so large!! Bang went my maternal instincts !!
Anyway we lovingly put them in the lake - well actually Andy did - it was very dark!! The car seemed so much safer and warmer !!
It wasn't till we was on the way home and Andy said Oh well that's the best chance we could give them and we joked about frog immigration !! The thought suddenly entered my head - we've abandoned them in new surroundings perhaps it wasn't a good idea as l had first thought; l turned and said to Andy do you think a big Pike has eaten them yet !!

3 Comments:

At 8:39 PM, Blogger Helen said...

poor little frogs!
the thought of Andy catching them is so funny!

 
At 12:47 AM, Blogger SarahB said...

You didn't say how long it took to catch them. It sounds a bit like It's a Knockout...

I aim to get to the Ladies Meetings on Thursday so hopefully will get a chance to see you.

Hope you have a good week.

:-)

 
At 11:52 AM, Blogger Tracie said...

Unfortunately this thursday 19th l have a hospital appointment so won't make it this week but will the following week. Typical everything always seems to fall on the same day!! Look forward to seeing you....from trace

 

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