What a wonderful bird the frog are--
When he sit, he stand almost.
When he hop, he fly almost.
He ain't got no sense hardly.
He ain't got no tail hardly either.
When he sit, he sit on what he ain't got--almost.
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I used to read this to my sons. It's from the Rattle Bag edited by Ted Hughes and Seamus Heaney. Some bed time story reading can really put you asleep, but I never tired of reading this one!
By the way the above Common Frog is living in a small pot hole in my back yard!
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ReplyDeleteZdjęcia są prześliczne. Nie mogę się doczekać na oglądanie żabek w moim oczku wodny. Pozdrawiam. *** The pictures are lovely. I can not wait to watch frogs at my pond water. Yours.
ReplyDeleteThat's something your boys will always remember. My Dad used to read us "Them Toad Suckers", by Mason Williams. Look it up, it's a pretty good laugh too!
ReplyDeleteYou are a lucky girl that the frog is staying in your garden. You know I love them.
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Marijke
Very lovely shots!
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A French frog on holidays in Ireland ! ;-D
ReplyDeleteCatherine alias @Pinsondesarbres
How cute...I won't see my frogs until the pond thaws and the weather warms...wonderful!
ReplyDeleteCute poem! I've never heard it. I love seeing frogs. And hearing their voices at night. I always wonder what they're saying.
ReplyDeleteI love frogs,(and toads), they always make me smile. Thanks for that. Great pic of him peaking out his pond too.
ReplyDeleteSo cute! I miss these creatures in winter because they hide in a state of hibernation. In the warmer months, I have been known to pick one up and take it to the veggie garden to help me fight pests.
ReplyDeleteLove froggy shots and the crazy poem
ReplyDeleteVery cute! I love all the little frogs living in my garden, though I don't think I'll see them for a while yet. Good pics!
ReplyDeleteDo you remember when I found a similar fellow in my suburban garden? Great photos and poem too :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute post! I raised three sons, and I have a fondness for frogs. I wish I had a little grandson to read this poem to!
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Oh I love this! Still giggling at the thought of it.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great poetry book for children. I do like your frog photos. My mother used to have a frog (or was it a toad?) living in her compost heap.
ReplyDeleteI could do with a few frogs that way I may get less slugs. Great photos, even though personally I don't think they are at all photogenic but beauty is in the eye of the beholder ;-) Ronnie@hurtledto60
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Hello, I've just come across your blog (via Ramblings from Rosebank) and couldn't stop looking through all of it. You live in a beautiful part of the world and your photo's are stunning. I'll be back! xx
ReplyDeleteSo cute and great pics!
ReplyDeleteI had to stop and comment on this one Foxglove Lane!!!! Too sweet!
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