It Is Raining Frogs!

   I get the giggles whenever someone tells me that it "rained" frogs.  What are they thinking?  I guess frogs go to great heights to lay those eggs.  I know they want fresh water (mostly) and, well, clouds are about the freshest there is but logic tells you that it does NOT rain frogs. It is not unconceivable that a strong wind or tornado might have picked up some hapless creatures and dumped them somewhere but literally raining frogs (or fish or any other creature) is not a thing. Those tiny frogs that are out and about after a rainy spell merely morphed at the opportune time to get out of their bog and explore the yard or perhaps they were literally washed out of their habitat.   It is a great time for them to be out hunting since insects are being washed off of plants and as a lot of larger predators are seeking shelter.  The little froglets and "toadlets" can feel relatively safe as they find their first meals.

  The storm that sits over the Bayou (and has been for the past few days) has brought out all sorts of critters.  On a quick hike about the place, I felt almost like a murderer!  I could not help but step of hundreds of baby toads and frogs.  (Thank goodness they are squishable and can still survive!) The yard was literally covered with the creatures.  The toads were only about the size of a pea! Thousands upon thousands were hippity-hopping everywhere.  It was the massive amount and the recent rains that made me think about those who truly believe frogs come from clouds.  Some folks just ain't right in the head.  Go find any puddle that has been sitting for longer than a week and you will find the source of the critters.  Tadpoles!  Tadpoles, my friends, reside in water!  Not clouds.  Not the sky...what a mess that would be.  Geez!