tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post8727475803160785329..comments2023-10-22T20:53:58.823-04:00Comments on String Too Short to Tie: Year of the Toadvanillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-6707683969343719202015-09-04T14:40:31.092-04:002015-09-04T14:40:31.092-04:00Ilene when we had the lake place JoAnn on occasion...Ilene when we had the lake place JoAnn on occasion threatened to leave if the frogs and the crickets didn't cool it. :-)vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-84067523102800203572015-09-04T13:09:24.461-04:002015-09-04T13:09:24.461-04:00A bullfrog lived in the pond behind my house in El...A bullfrog lived in the pond behind my house in Elburn. Oh the noises it made during mating season!Ilenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772500801563992145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-57138065898600666792015-09-01T22:11:34.008-04:002015-09-01T22:11:34.008-04:00Lin, guess your toad resented the invasion of his ...Lin, guess your toad resented the invasion of his privacy. We do try to avoid hosting a flat Stanley or a pureed amphibian.vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-22381496204738615002015-09-01T20:36:27.110-04:002015-09-01T20:36:27.110-04:00We had a toad...ONCE...years ago. And we kept loo...We had a toad...ONCE...years ago. And we kept looking at him under the hostas, so he got mad and left our yard. :( <br /><br />I know that a lot of people are freaked out by frogs and toads. I'm glad you look out for them and are careful around them. Nothing worse than a Flat Stanley. Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042143254001890567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-53749662636794756362015-09-01T15:35:59.915-04:002015-09-01T15:35:59.915-04:00Vee, perhaps both. Mom probably believed what she...Vee, perhaps both. Mom probably believed what she said and I am certain she did not want them in the house. I remember going up the hill across from BTS and capturing horned toads (lizards, really) and taking them home to play with and I suspect Mom did not care for that, either.<br /><br />Grace, I think they are very interesting creatures. See comment to Vee.<br /><br />Chuck, it is beyond fascinating to observe the speed with which a fly is dispatched. Now you see it, now you don't.<br /><br />vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-59817660193861471212015-09-01T11:42:14.471-04:002015-09-01T11:42:14.471-04:00An earth-bound fly catcher. Great!An earth-bound fly catcher. Great!Secondary Roadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05116234285533139701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-66280820419891408762015-09-01T09:24:07.415-04:002015-09-01T09:24:07.415-04:00So of course I had to look up the differences betw...So of course I had to look up the differences between toads and frogs (<a href="http://www.diffen.com/difference/Frog_vs_Toad" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>. Which led me to take a quick look at Bufo frogs (because they are kinda ugly and huge) which are really toads and (who knew) poisonous. I only mention them because I find frogs/toads/lizards attractive. I think they are cute and frogs have such soft, velvety tummies.Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02779872914493612101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-52040774811020849492015-09-01T08:53:01.581-04:002015-09-01T08:53:01.581-04:00It's been years since I've seen a toad, bu...It's been years since I've seen a toad, but I remember Mom used to warn us that picking them up would cause warts on our hands. Maybe an old wives tale - maybe Mom didn't want those ugly little creatures in her house.Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12222653231278680963noreply@blogger.com