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Frogs are everywhere.
on the rocks
on the ...
by strawbale
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on Mon May 13, 2024 at 07:00 PM PDT
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March 13, 2023 Pacific Northwest A few days ago, our silent winter nights burst into song. The chorus frogs had awakened at last. These are Pacific Chorus frogs (Pseudacris regilla), also known as Pacific Tree frogs. They are late this year though...
by OceanDiver
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on Sat Mar 18, 2023 at 07:00 AM PDT
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I read this poem to Electra and she insisted that we feature it in tonight’s Peeps diary.
She’s always right, and this diary is another example of that.
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by jrfrog
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on Wed Sep 07, 2022 at 07:00 PM PDT
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I asked Electra to gather some of her favorite photos and things from her files for tonight’s diary. She did and here, in no particular order, they are.
by jrfrog
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on Wed Aug 24, 2022 at 07:00 PM PDT
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So Electra approached me the other day and told me she had put together a diary about frogs and she asked if she could post it to the Peeps. I looked it over and I approved, it seemed pretty good. I ...
by jrfrog
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on Tue Jul 19, 2022 at 07:00 PM PDT
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Electra is asleep right now, so I’m going to post this series of frog-themed postage stamps while she can’t stop me. I’m pretty sure she would insist on another round of cat stamps. It’s not ...
by jrfrog
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on Wed May 18, 2022 at 07:00 PM PDT
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If frogs could fly —�well, we’d still be in this mess, but wouldn’t it be neat?� —�Drew ...
by jrfrog
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on Wed Feb 23, 2022 at 07:00 PM PST
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An American Folk Tale
Froggie went a-courtin’ and he did ride,
Sword and pistol by his side.
He went to Missus Mousie’s hall
Gave a loud knock and gave a loud call.
by strawbale
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on Thu Dec 09, 2021 at 07:00 PM PST
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Classic Poetry Group:
'Lonely Croaks Of A Frog During The Night Rain At Annville Paradise'
(For RWM) ⚫ 'Lonely Croaks Of A Frog During The Night Rain At Annville Paradise' by Nhien Nguyen ⚫ Evening shower pours down heavily Rain water falls like a torrent, overflowing everywhere. The automatic night light just turned on outside my house. I stand...
by Angmar
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on Fri Jun 18, 2021 at 06:30 PM PDT
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The well-worn image of the “slowly boiling frog” has been on my mind lately. In popular usage, the image of the “slow boiling frog” suggests that if a frog is placed in a pot full of boiling ...
by Dartagnan
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on Sat May 22, 2021 at 05:30 PM PDT
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Welcome To Woozle Wednesday
Welcome to Woozleville, our little doggie-designated corner at the PWB Peeps [that’s Pooties (cats), Woozles (dogs), Birdeez (duh), and us Peeps of course].
Yes, ...
by Dixiecollie
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on Wed May 19, 2021 at 07:01 PM PDT
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Welp, again the computter and/or DKos is not cooperating this evening. So we will do another quickie. We did A-D last week, with E in the Comments, so let’s proceed!� F is for fowl:�
by elenacarlena
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on Tue Apr 27, 2021 at 07:07 PM PDT
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The Daily Bucket is a nature refuge. We amicably discuss animals, weather, climate, soil, plants, waters and note life’s patterns. We invite you to note what you are seeing around you in your own part of the world, and to share your observations in the...
by OceanDiver
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on Fri Mar 05, 2021 at 07:00 AM PST
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Busy executive
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by strawbale
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on Mon Jan 11, 2021 at 07:00 PM PST
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For six years, tadpoles have morphed into tiny chorus frogs in my backyard ponds. But once they’ve turned into frogs I seldom see them again. For the first few days into July, I find them near their birth ponds. Their default move is to hop...
by 6412093
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on Sun Nov 01, 2020 at 11:25 AM PST
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“Has my Ass-istant #1 put my Mail-in Ballot in the Mail yet ?” Trumpty queried. “I don’t know, sir, but I’ll check,” said Ass-istant #2. “In the meantime, sir, what do we say to the Press about this Qanon group that you supported this past week...
by Leah Sellers
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on Thu Aug 20, 2020 at 09:59 PM PDT
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But of course the damsel flies are not really drinking; they are laying eggs. They contort on the edge of a lily pad with their abdomen curved into the water seemingly under the lip of the pad. It’
by 6412093
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on Mon Jul 20, 2020 at 06:53 AM PDT
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It rained last night. I’ve known for some time that when it rains here in Houston that the amphibians come out. You can hear them. Oh yeah, the cryptic title, I don’t know who owns the Daily Bucket moniker and if I’ve stepped on toes or broken use...
by lyleoross
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on Sun Apr 19, 2020 at 12:01 PM PDT
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After a week or two of home isolation, a normally active person will find things to occupy himself. His shop was organized, small duties finished and there was still time to fill, so, grabbing the camera and pointing it toward things during this...
by CaptBLI
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on Thu Apr 09, 2020 at 07:03 AM PDT
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We had a bonfire last night. The night was cold and clear, and we burned a season’s worth of blackberry vines, windfall trees, and ancient fence-posts studded with rusted staples and short lengths of barbed wire that some now-forgotten rancher sweated...
by CitizenJoe
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on Wed Mar 25, 2020 at 10:09 AM PDT
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