Monday, July 14, 2008

Amphibians with a death wish...

As I grilled a couple of ginormous steaks tonight, I noticed a small frog had hopped up on the table at the side of the grill. The boys weren't right there, so I quickly shooed him away before they could see him and demand his capture.

Seriously, the frogs around here seem either despondent or just really stupid. First, it's a hot grill. Not the sort of thing a frog should be hopping on to or even nera. Second, there are two 5-year-old boys in residence. You should know what happened to the last frog who ventured this close. Sheesh.

1 comment:

Barbara Clements said...

Add reptiles to this. I swear that our beardie, if released, would starve to death. She seems to want the crickets to crawl into her mouth.

Asteroid aside, I think there is a reason they are not at the top of the food chain anymore.

And now switching topics to baby bunnies. We were out walking last night, and our dog, Kodi, heard something moving in the bushes. So, we poked about a bit, until we figured, maybe it wasn't a baby bunny. Rat? Skunk? Soon to be furious raccoon? We left it alone.

BC