tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353338904927025551.post7972987832680163044..comments2023-10-30T07:05:33.515-05:00Comments on Random Thoughts on Random Things: CroakCindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04827086604447314588noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353338904927025551.post-65198103121087558622010-06-14T10:06:14.176-05:002010-06-14T10:06:14.176-05:00When I lived in North Carolina, the house was back...When I lived in North Carolina, the house was backed up against a Piedmont forest, and during the winter and spring, our swimming pool was covered (and the cover was full of accumulated rainwater)- so that from about March 1, to May 1, it was all about treefrogs and spring peepers, just a constant unimaginable din after dark. But eventually you got used to it, and didn't hear it, unless you listened specifically for it. I even enjoyed it. <br /> <br />Amphibians are so vulnerable to environmental stresses, on the global average they are now just 1/6th as numerous as they were a century ago. So today when I hear them, I count it as a sweet blessing and evidence that the local ecosystem is at least somewhat healthy.Frink Lemurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12544881233968858246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353338904927025551.post-58730430357707774742010-06-14T10:05:44.350-05:002010-06-14T10:05:44.350-05:00Emmy's fine as long as David doesn't walk ...Emmy's fine as long as David doesn't walk outside-she follows him around and "talks" the entire time. I now hear-will you just shut up-all the time-heehee. <br /><br />No the mouth is Peterman, but she knows that when I shout PETERMAN, she better move back from the fence and pretend it wasn't her barking at the ducks.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04827086604447314588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353338904927025551.post-47604269652191884982010-06-14T09:24:47.469-05:002010-06-14T09:24:47.469-05:00I was expecting this to be about Emmy and her &quo...I was expecting this to be about Emmy and her "croaking bark" or Merlot with her singing that she does! hehe <br /><br />I'll trade you for a young child that lives next door to us and you can hear screaming and yelling anytime he steps out of the house...that's the one that sets my head to pounding! Even the dogs don't like to hear him outside!Sherilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11868279931404407387noreply@blogger.com