Ah, frogs are fun creatures - and our smallest of pools are just right for
these little buggers. Very attractive I think, but the most macho boy in the
class (saddled with the name Ildephonse), aged 11 years, won't go anywhere
near them: he's frightened of them! Mind you, I once worked with a violent
Londoner who freaked out completely if a moth came near >g< We all have our
fears -
Andrew
On 12/09/2007, Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Andrew thanks we overlap last night there was a nice frog in my outside
> loo
> (dunny?) it did that frog freezing still bit and I pretended that I had
> not
> seen him
> Cheers P
>
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> Subject: snap: frog
>
> big bright green tree frog
> in the toilet bowl
>
> wife just couldn't piss
> with him looking at her
>
> so I
> picked him up
>
> he jumped high
> but I caught him
>
> in midair
> kids laughing like drains
>
> in the hot morning sun
> I transported him
>
> over the dusty red road
> down the long grass path
>
> legs dangling
> quiet in my hands
>
> under the leafy trees
> to the ancient waterwell
>
> he sat at the edge
> where I released him
>
> flexed his legs
> before the jump
>
>
> *envoi:*
> still toilet bowl
> frog jumps in
> cool
>
>
> --
>
>
>
> Andrew
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