Freddy the Frog
An update of my Green Frog in the Lettuce story.
I finally got some pictures of Freddy!
For those who don’t know about Freddy, he was the frog that starred in the following story. Unfortunately, he managed to hide before I could get a picture of him for the original story.
Some of my readers asked for further Freddy stories, so here’s an update.
I was finally able to get some pictures when I was doing a bit of work in the greenhouse. I walked in and there he was, looking for a spot to enjoy a sunny afternoon. He was too far away from the lettuce to make a quick escape so when he saw me he froze.
I talked to him a bit to help him stay calm while I took my pictures. You can see in this one how easy it would be for him to disappear into the lettuce. His colouring is just like it, complete with the dark mottling in places.
I went about my business tidying up in and around the greenhouse and left Freddy to his own devices. After a while, I noticed that he had jumped or climbed up onto one of the side panels. Apparently, he no longer found me scary enough to hide from.
One of the questions I posed in my original article was whether I should put him outside the greenhouse. I didn’t want to disrupt his hibernation pattern by leaving him in an environment warmer than normal. I also worried about his food access once I closed up the greenhouse vents for the cooler winter weather.
After further consideration, I’ve decided to leave him in the greenhouse, at least for now. We are still in an extended dry spell. It has been months since we’ve had any significant rain so the ground outside the greenhouse is extremely dry. That would be hard on a poor little frog.
I suspect he originally moved into the greenhouse to get access to the water that I provide for my lettuce. Why would he want to leave that before the fall rains come? Which are very late this year.
So, for now, Freddy gets to stay in the greenhouse for as long as he chooses.
And the Freddy story continues here:
Thank you for reading my article. If you found it interesting, here is another of my recent stories about challenges with climate change and rainwater on my property.
Here are some articles by writers who inspire me to write. If you enjoyed my article, perhaps you will also enjoy theirs:
A few weeks back Jillian Enright wrote a spectacular piece about the challenges of dealing with artificial social norms when one is neurodiverse. This hits particularly close to home for me. Unfortunately, the story has not had much attention. I encourage you to read it.
Sahil Patel introduces a new column “The Colour of Life” to be hosted by Yana Bostongirl. I’m really looking forward to this!
And speaking of Yana Bostongirl, here she describes the genesis of her new column.
I wish to thank the following people whose words I have been reading recently. Some wrote stories. Some provided their comments. All gave me interesting things to think about. I am grateful to all of you for making my days brighter with your words!
And I encourage others to read their stories.
Keith McNulty, Cory Doctorow, Janin Lyndovsky, Charlie Brown, Vincent Van Patten, Abena Talks, Dr. Preeti Singh, James Beaufait, Ethan Siegel, J.E. Guzman, Marjan Krebelj, Hein de Haan, Marianne O, Lost Books, Dr. Erlijn van Genuchten, Salman Amin, Jenny Lane, Patrick OConnell, William J Spirdione, Josephine Crispin, Joyce Nielsen, Jo An Fox-Wright Maddox, Michele Maize (The Sober Vegan Yogi), Christopher P Jones, Sahil Patel, Yana Bostongirl, Sean Kernan, Pathless Pilgrim, Lioness Rue, Don Sabado, MartinEdic, Neera Handa Dr, Margie Willis, Aamir Kamal 🚀
Thank you all for sharing your words and spending your time with me. I probably should spend more time writing and less time reading, however, you are all so interesting!
And finally, so that you can follow Freddy’s saga, here are those who kindly clapped, highlighted or commented on the original Freddy story. I hope you enjoyed this update!
Yana Bostongirl, Mukundarajan V N, Margie Willis, The Autlaw, Jim Parton, Joyce Nielsen, William J Spirdione, Gunnar De Winter, Charlotte Kingsbury- Fink, Jake Courtney, Carol Labuzzetta, Eunice Rabert Hernández, Jenny Lane, Coastal Gale, Carmellita, Erica Paige Schumacher, Dr. Fatima Imam, Alexander Semenyuk, Diana Meresc, Mani Goel, Plum Street Chili, Kat Wexford, Laurellynn, ItsAlwaysRightNow, Darren Richardson, Gustave Deresse, Janin Lyndovsky, Karthik Rajan, Martin von Mars, Aunty Jean, Mia Verita
I wish you well!
