This was written several years ago. It is still a fond memory.
The frog who wanted to be prince.
I often title my blogs “Truth is Stranger Than Fiction”.Since today is Valentine’s Day, a day filled with romance and drama and we all have heard of a kiss turning a frog into a prince, I wanted to share my true, real life adventure with a frog who definitely had that gleam in his eye.
I cleaned out a little pond behind my house that had fallen into a sad state of disrepair. I filled it with water and put a comfy chair beside it so I could enjoy the atmosphere.
“Build it and they will come” is very true of frogs in the country!
Soon the little pond was teeming with frogs of all sorts and sizes.
After watching them for a couple of days, I noticed that one frog stood out from all the rest. He seemed to be watching me.
I started talking to him and soon when I would come out to sit by the pond, he would leave the water and climb onto a rock near my chair.
Day by day he kept getting braver and closer and soon I was able to lightly touch the top of his head with the tip of my finger.
At this point, I got my camera and took many pictures of him,with no need for the zoom lens. I took several shots with the camera almost touching his head.
This went on all summer.
One day I was late going out, and when I got to the pond, I found him sitting in my chair! The look on his face was priceless.
As winter came along he disappeared and I never saw him again.
This was twelve years ago and I still can’t walk by that pond on a warm, sunny day without looking for my unusual admirer.
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