Diary of a Frop Bog 2020 - apocalypse edition

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Thought I might do a diary kind of thing this spring & summer as a hopefully fun and positive counterpoint to the terrifying Covid-19 Virus.

I was super happy today as the first frog emerged from hibernation. Some of the fish came to the surface as well. I am not allowed to go in my backyard from the surgery yet, so the pictures aren’t the best as they were taken through a window. But here we go.

First frog sets foot in the moon!

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First fishes come to the surface of waterworld Europa!

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Everything is still a disaster, looking a bit like Tunguska back there. Not being able to prep for winter last fall means a lot of work, but more importantly my pretty picture capabilities are greatly diminished lol.

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Nice! What do you name the first frog you see (for the year)?

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I confess… I had no idea the fishes went to the bottom in Winter. Makes perfect sense now that I think about it.

That frog looks quite fatty after emerging from her long slumber too. So much stuff I ignore!

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That was my thought as well. They are often quite bloated which disappears a few days after they’ve been up, then they look way too skinny.

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This makes me so happy Jeff, thanks!

I wish I could ride my bike over and do some gardening for you.

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frawgs

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I think that is a pretty good picture even if it was not coming through a window

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I wonder if they super-hydrate themselves before hibernating, and he/she just hasn’t lost that water fat yet.

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Christien Dingus

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Great to see the bop coming to life! If you need someone to do unskilled labor just shoot me a text. We don’t even have to break quarantine, you can just yell instructions to me out the window. :)

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03-28 / 03/31

I have ducks.
I don’t want ducks.
Ducks poop a lot.
Ducks bring parasites and other pathogens.
Ducks sometimes eat frogs.
Ducks seem to know I’m partially disabled at the moment.
Ducks figuring out I can’t leave deck.
Ducks getting too lazy to even pretend to fly next door.
Ducks are laughing at me.

Anyone have a duck eating shark I can borrow?
Ducks won’t be laughing then.

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(they are cute)

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That’s a couple, so they are likely looking at your place for nesting. If you do nothing, you will have lots of baby ducks around soon.

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This is the only good thing about 2020 so far.

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Get a ZSU-23-4, thats going to teach 'em!

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Begun the duck war has.

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Surely a Warthog would be more appropriate?

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I am loving this thread, @jpinard! And all of a sudden I HATE ducks!

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And they come back every year. They will not give up a previous nesting site.

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Could you try to play loudly some dog barks? Dunno if it’d work, but ducks hated dogs in Japan.

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Good idea! If I can get my muscles to work to set it up I will try that.