My Frog Farm(s)
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When I was a kid (in TX) I started a Frog Farm. It's true. At it's peak I had 37 Frogs (Toads actually) that would meet me out under the street light in our cul de sac for our nightly ritual: snacking on Crumple-Wing June Bug. Mmmm.
How it started: I borrowed a neighbor's bike (the kind with a basket, you know the girly kind) and pedaled to each of the other street lights in our area. I then grabbed and basketed the June Bugs AND frogs. Pedaled us home. Then we had dinner. It was awesome. I never knew you could FEED frogs yourself. Try it. They'll love you for it. Mine loved me so much they came nbspback night after night for several summer months. It was a real frog farm. Or restaurant.
Then the punters came. "wow look at all these frogs" someone said. Then picked on up and punted it over into Richie Cass's yard. I was horrified. But strangely, it's common (the punting). People are sick. I love frogs, dont you?
But the real enemy of frog farming is the automobile. One night in late August I came out to find my street littered with flattened and dried frog carcasses. Dozens of them. I haven't fed a frog since.
image for upcoming series in Design Observer: Designers and Their Animals. I currently have 3 small and 1 large Bullfrogs living in the pond out back. They feed themselves.
How it started: I borrowed a neighbor's bike (the kind with a basket, you know the girly kind) and pedaled to each of the other street lights in our area. I then grabbed and basketed the June Bugs AND frogs. Pedaled us home. Then we had dinner. It was awesome. I never knew you could FEED frogs yourself. Try it. They'll love you for it. Mine loved me so much they came nbspback night after night for several summer months. It was a real frog farm. Or restaurant.
Then the punters came. "wow look at all these frogs" someone said. Then picked on up and punted it over into Richie Cass's yard. I was horrified. But strangely, it's common (the punting). People are sick. I love frogs, dont you?
But the real enemy of frog farming is the automobile. One night in late August I came out to find my street littered with flattened and dried frog carcasses. Dozens of them. I haven't fed a frog since.
image for upcoming series in Design Observer: Designers and Their Animals. I currently have 3 small and 1 large Bullfrogs living in the pond out back. They feed themselves.
