tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post5167918016894326296..comments2024-01-07T06:31:21.493-07:00Comments on Walking Prescott: Ornamental frogs & toadsGranny Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-51595468023395077442009-05-26T22:31:01.891-07:002009-05-26T22:31:01.891-07:00frame -- my evening music is a pair of crickets so...frame -- my evening music is a pair of crickets somewhere in my house. I don't think I've ever heard a frog or a toad hereabouts. Heard them a lot when I was a teenster down in Florida.Granny Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-80848287520480659002009-05-26T15:04:07.242-07:002009-05-26T15:04:07.242-07:00This is too fun - I have been listening to the toa...This is too fun - I have been listening to the toads at night (in Paulden) and really enjoying their "song".<br />KathleenThe Frame and Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12260964493938555795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-75942558616846258142009-05-23T12:52:12.407-07:002009-05-23T12:52:12.407-07:00steve -- the toads need those short-lived ponds &a...steve -- the toads need those short-lived ponds & puddles for a new crop of toads.<br /><br />bro -- I guessed that you would reminisce about Ted the Toad!<br /><br />anon av -- I recall seeing the mid-Hassayampa up in the Bradshaws in spring, with the edges black with little polliwogs.Granny Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-1346610791102933222009-05-23T10:24:25.159-07:002009-05-23T10:24:25.159-07:00Children love frogs (and tadpoles).
I remember th...Children love frogs (and tadpoles).<br /><br />I remember the awe I felt as I watch the tadpole-to-frog transformation.<br /><br />Amazing... and they're cute!<br /><br />Never could bring myself to chew on frogs' legs when offered at a southern restaurant.<br /><br />~Anon in AV.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-54377432645703685862009-05-23T08:30:10.256-07:002009-05-23T08:30:10.256-07:00Ah, the nights of 'Ted the Toad' on the back steps...Ah, the nights of 'Ted the Toad' on the back steps at Marquette St.<br /><br />HermanoAntipodean Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06207281597334838447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-67733948718977762972009-05-23T06:54:01.027-07:002009-05-23T06:54:01.027-07:00GJ, makes sense. If I would have followed your li...GJ, makes sense. If I would have followed your link I would have read it. I went back and checked the links.<br /><br />Steve in GermanyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-11262330086955367352009-05-22T23:50:45.514-07:002009-05-22T23:50:45.514-07:00steve -- that's precisely why the spadefoot toad s...steve -- that's precisely why the spadefoot toad spends most of its time in hibernation, coming out only when there's been that rare summer rain in the desert. On the other hand, I recall catching toads when I was a little one down in Phoenix, but we lived in an area of orange groves which were irrigated on a regular basis.Granny Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-69832532637856875502009-05-22T23:36:12.941-07:002009-05-22T23:36:12.941-07:00Nice colection of frogs and toads. I don't suppos...Nice colection of frogs and toads. I don't suppose your toads hibernate, too warm there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com