There is something I should probably tell you about myself. While those who are closest to me… know this very personal fact….. not everyone does.

Some of you may want to sit down, while I speak about this…. Oh.
I’ll just come right out and say it. Okay? Okay.
Here it is. I think frogs are one of the coolest things going.

Yep. I love frogs. I have…. my entire life. Most people don’t like them at all….. they think they are gross, or cause warts… or that sort of thing.

But this I can tell you. I have never met a frog I didn’t like.  They dance when they leap.  And hop without socks.

I am pro-frog for a lot of different reasons. The first and foremost…. not just everyone can survive….. both on land and in water. Now that is some sort of feat. Webbed feet. Yes. Amphibians, they are. The word Amphibian means “two lives”…. and that is just swell.

And…. there goes another reason I like them…. those feet. They were the original world wide web. And oh how they can swim.

They have lots of incredible qualities…. unlike you and me. They jump like crazy. And when one is scared…. holy crap! It really jumps like crazy. Strong legs.  Meaty, even.

Some people like to eat those legs. I do not. Yes.  I have tried them in the past. I concur. They taste like chicken. So why not eat chicken? Bigger legs…. easier to get…. I mean Kentucky Fried Chicken and all. Thank god Emily doesn’t own the Kentucky Fried Frog here in town.

But back to why I like them…. they sing beautifully.

Frogs are green. Being green is good. Although… Kermit said it wasn’t easy.

Now, here is something. Scientists aren’t sure about the average life span of the frog in the wild. Some have been found who are as old as 14 years old. In captivity…. 24 years. However, in the wild…. they have many predators… like those crazy snakes. So most frogs don’t stick around that long.

I have become a bit of a Frog Saver. Every morning when I go out to take care of the swimming pool…. especially after a rain…. I begin the quest to save a frog or two.

Most of the times, I am successful, and I carry them down to our Koi Pond… which is now a Frog Pond with a couple of Koi in it.

Some days…. I can’t save the frog… and this makes me sad.

It makes me trouble to lose one.  Because, as I have said…… I like a frog. Any day.

One big reason is this. They have helped me my entire life. … in one way or another. They helped me learn. To overcome fears. How to swim better. And once upon a time… a frog helped me to find…. not a Prince… but a Star.

I just thought…. because we are so close…. that you should know this about me. I am fond of frogs.

“We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the dark to our success.” – Henry David Thoreau