tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post9206174860979080245..comments2024-03-27T07:18:58.033+00:00Comments on Frances Garrood: I love........Frances Garroodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-33645828773003352015-03-18T16:08:29.918+00:002015-03-18T16:08:29.918+00:00Well, well, well. I have some friends staying and ...Well, well, well. I have some friends staying and miss a week in Blogland and what happens? Two posts on frogspawn come along at the same time. Well almost the same time. I've always been fascinated by it but not to the extent of taking it home. Having said that though, and on reflection, I think I did watch tadpoles in a jam jar. Hmmm. Interesting. Anyway now they are right outside my window in my pond so I don't have to.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-59777296618047367512015-03-11T13:26:39.255+00:002015-03-11T13:26:39.255+00:00I don't think I fed mine, either, Frances. Oh ...I don't think I fed mine, either, Frances. Oh dear.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-24492320848162618662015-03-11T13:25:49.218+00:002015-03-11T13:25:49.218+00:00So they should come back again this year, Wendy?So they should come back again this year, Wendy?Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-44092172336145883172015-03-11T13:24:39.844+00:002015-03-11T13:24:39.844+00:00How sad, Maria!How sad, Maria!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-35476419549391732352015-03-11T08:46:52.699+00:002015-03-11T08:46:52.699+00:00When I was about 10 I kept some taddies in an old ...When I was about 10 I kept some taddies in an old white sink in the garden, with water on one side and my Dad made a sort of beach at the other……..one actually made it to being a frog, but I think it died from lack of food. I don't remember feeding them anything!! I love watching the progress of the frogspawn in our local lake, but last year many died as little frogs when they tried to climb out and get to the nearby river as the lake is an irrigation lake for the golf course and a couple of years ago it was dug out and lined with black butyl and they were trying to cross 5 ft of it in the very hot sun…so sad!Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576715462615744934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-30359102731321430502015-03-11T08:43:20.978+00:002015-03-11T08:43:20.978+00:00My mum had a new pond a couple of years ago and no...My mum had a new pond a couple of years ago and nothing seemed to be in it apart from the water plants. Imagine her excitement when she found the first frog spawn last year.Wendy's Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960941625432714363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-69679503231220481382015-03-11T01:43:16.752+00:002015-03-11T01:43:16.752+00:00It is years since I've seen frogspawn or tadpo...It is years since I've seen frogspawn or tadpoles anywhere. No one i know has a pond these days. :-( <br />Happy memories Frances.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05322234219197041788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-57023917229194686112015-03-10T17:15:13.303+00:002015-03-10T17:15:13.303+00:00I wasn't, Maggie. Bad girls have more fun!I wasn't, Maggie. Bad girls have more fun!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-73983875339735469082015-03-10T17:14:03.098+00:002015-03-10T17:14:03.098+00:00Good luck with that, Patsy!Good luck with that, Patsy!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-78122388845752083262015-03-10T17:13:19.257+00:002015-03-10T17:13:19.257+00:00It was probably school puddings that put you off, ...It was probably school puddings that put you off, Rsemary.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-23108261086265960562015-03-10T17:12:37.841+00:002015-03-10T17:12:37.841+00:00What a kind man you are, Cro.What a kind man you are, Cro.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-4597739103712551152015-03-10T17:11:39.146+00:002015-03-10T17:11:39.146+00:00I love the word polywog. It sounds so friendly!I love the word polywog. It sounds so friendly!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-23522114216434438912015-03-10T17:11:02.521+00:002015-03-10T17:11:02.521+00:00You're my kind of woman, Z.You're my kind of woman, Z.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-11195246068230555492015-03-10T17:10:36.200+00:002015-03-10T17:10:36.200+00:00Meike, I suppose it's because it's one exa...Meike, I suppose it's because it's one example of egg to foetus to adult that we can actually see.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-13529701750490839882015-03-10T17:09:12.789+00:002015-03-10T17:09:12.789+00:00Adrian, where exactly did you breed these frogs? I...Adrian, where exactly did you breed these frogs? In the bath? I'm intrigued.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-65288536445303799112015-03-10T16:12:54.144+00:002015-03-10T16:12:54.144+00:00My childhood was sadly lacking frogspawn. I suspec...My childhood was sadly lacking frogspawn. I suspect my mum said I had to leave them in the pond or they would die, and I was a very obedient little girl!Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15938216505505274248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-12207320435389253622015-03-10T11:20:43.922+00:002015-03-10T11:20:43.922+00:00I dug a pond last year and we had a few frogs hop ...I dug a pond last year and we had a few frogs hop in, so I'm hoping for frogspawn.<br />Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-38710730456527812202015-03-10T08:42:58.755+00:002015-03-10T08:42:58.755+00:00I do love nature, Frances, but never got into frog...I do love nature, Frances, but never got into frog spawn!Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-24492836734281322192015-03-10T05:29:21.763+00:002015-03-10T05:29:21.763+00:00Our pool cover has about 8 inches of rain water on...Our pool cover has about 8 inches of rain water on it, and the Toads started to arrive about a week ago. If left, they produce long strings of dotted Toad spawn, so I fish them out and remove them to a nearby pond. I'm sure they're happier there.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-74512372463756252662015-03-10T03:11:03.718+00:002015-03-10T03:11:03.718+00:00Tadpoles are called polywogs here. At least frogs ...Tadpoles are called polywogs here. At least frogs are frogs:) Many a shoe lost in the mud gathering living treasures of the streams.English Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712384532126551307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-43732573398530698712015-03-09T22:39:31.197+00:002015-03-09T22:39:31.197+00:00I have been known to spend whole days watching tad...I have been known to spend whole days watching tadpoles hatch.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-4341926395338087962015-03-09T17:33:37.146+00:002015-03-09T17:33:37.146+00:00I was fascinated by the whole tadpole-to-frog proc...I was fascinated by the whole tadpole-to-frog process, too, and loved frogs (still do) and toads and newts. At my parents' allotment is a tiny pond where every year we have strings of toad eggs appearing over night, but it mostly gets eaten by the newts who live there as well.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-3619636558395368962015-03-09T16:14:39.005+00:002015-03-09T16:14:39.005+00:00I too used to breed frogs at home. A wonderful way...I too used to breed frogs at home. A wonderful way of passing the time.<br />I've grown up now and am happy just frog watching.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.com