Thanks for asking, Patrick...
I missed census night in our park for frogs, emailed the leader afterwards,
and was told No Frogs That Night!
However we hear suitable croakings in many places now, including the
pobblebonk call mentioned many months ago.
And down at the bottom of the hill, towards which all moisture tends, at no
21 (we're at 11-13), their little front garden is kept moist and at nights
is unendingly pobblebonky.
Australians keep saying many species of frogs are vanishing, ominous sign of
big bad changes.
I fondly recall at night tiny frogs climbing uncurtained windows after
moths.
These are now seldom seen.
As for Aboriginal names for Australia before the Europeans named it, I have
not heard of one.
My guess is they lacked the big picture, except in mythico-religious terms.
(Many many Aboriginal languages, and no lingua franca...).
Others may have an answer, and I shall also enquire...
Best from Max
On 5/12/07 7:12 PM, "Patrick McManus" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I was wondering and can't find was there an Aboriginal name for Australia
> before being invaded by Europeans
> Best of luck with the flies how about carrying around a few of those frogs
> with you??or is Melbourne frogless
> Patrick
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of andrew burke
> Sent: 05 December 2007 01:04
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Snap Wednesday
>
> I see the scene, Max. Wonderful. The great Australian salute is alive
> and well on cricket grounds around this large island.
>
> Andrew
>
> On 05/12/2007, Max Richards <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Snap this season
>>
>> This seasonšs magpies seem
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