Operation: lady bullfrog

[Ka30P]

Last summer a lady bullfrog snuck into the
frog bog. I fear she ate up all the tree frogs I'd
adopted as eggs from jj's ponds.
I spotted her as Fall came on. We had a wonky
winter and some real awful weather and I was sure
that she couldn't have survived as I would have sworn
the frog bog had frozen solid for weeks and the big pond suffered
a catastrophic fish kill. The only silver lining from that
winter was the fact that the lady bullfrog surely went
to the great pond in the sky.

Sigh, you know what happened.
She showed up last week.
Sitting in the bog waiting for the tree frog
eggs I brought from jj's to hatch into tasty tadpoles
and baby froglets.

This-is-not-going-to-happen again!
And WAR has been declared.

Right now I'm in the arming stage.
I have two more places to look for the nets
I know I had last time I declared war on the bullfrogs
(youngest son's closet and the garage).
If they are not found I will enter negotiations with PetsMart Armory
to buy more when I go to buy the girls' kibble.

Then I am assembling my army.
I have a number of teenage boys with varying schedules
to consider for the job (scout camp, band practice, jobs,
helping Dad paint the house, parties, movies, pursuit of girls, oh and
homework...).

I will be offering a bounty on her head.
Not sure how much yet. Depends on the boys and their latest
needs. But I do know a laptop or a new sound system for the band
is a bit too high. At this point anyway.

Pizza and pop will be thrown in for free.
No cracks about frog's legs!
I might even import a female cheering section.

Stay tuned for further dispatches from the front!




kathy :-)
<A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/">Once upon a pond</A>

[GrannyGrump]

Easy way...bait a hook with a bug, dangle in front of her from a long
pole. She will grab it, you jerk as she grabs and poof! bye bye frog.

[GrannyGrump]

Easy way...bait a hook with a bug, dangle in front of her from a long
pole. She will grab it, you jerk as she grabs and poof! bye bye frog.

[Bonnie]

If you want to send her to NJ, I'll give her a
home ;-)

--
Bonnie
NJ

[Bonnie]

If you want to send her to NJ, I'll give her a
home ;-)

--
Bonnie
NJ

[stricks760]

Wouldn't a 'lady bullfrog' be correctly labeled as a 'cowfrog'?

Reminds of a friend of mine last summer, talking about "boy cows" and "girl
cows."

And who was it that was saying "if there are boy chickens and girl chickens,
what's a rooster?"

BTW, according to my wife, I'm easily amused.




"Ka30P" > wrote in message
...
>
> Last summer a lady bullfrog snuck into the
> frog bog. I fear she ate up all the tree frogs I'd
> adopted as eggs from jj's ponds.
> I spotted her as Fall came on. We had a wonky
> winter and some real awful weather and I was sure
> that she couldn't have survived as I would have sworn
> the frog bog had frozen solid for weeks and the big pond suffered
> a catastrophic fish kill. The only silver lining from that
> winter was the fact that the lady bullfrog surely went
> to the great pond in the sky.
>
> Sigh, you know what happened.
> She showed up last week.
> Sitting in the bog waiting for the tree frog
> eggs I brought from jj's to hatch into tasty tadpoles
> and baby froglets.
>
> This-is-not-going-to-happen again!
> And WAR has been declared.
>
> Right now I'm in the arming stage.
> I have two more places to look for the nets
> I know I had last time I declared war on the bullfrogs
> (youngest son's closet and the garage).
> If they are not found I will enter negotiations with PetsMart Armory
> to buy more when I go to buy the girls' kibble.
>
> Then I am assembling my army.
> I have a number of teenage boys with varying schedules
> to consider for the job (scout camp, band practice, jobs,
> helping Dad paint the house, parties, movies, pursuit of girls, oh and
> homework...).
>
> I will be offering a bounty on her head.
> Not sure how much yet. Depends on the boys and their latest
> needs. But I do know a laptop or a new sound system for the band
> is a bit too high. At this point anyway.
>
> Pizza and pop will be thrown in for free.
> No cracks about frog's legs!
> I might even import a female cheering section.
>
> Stay tuned for further dispatches from the front!
>
>
>
>
> kathy :-)
> <A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/">Once upon a pond</A>

[stricks760]

Wouldn't a 'lady bullfrog' be correctly labeled as a 'cowfrog'?

Reminds of a friend of mine last summer, talking about "boy cows" and "girl
cows."

And who was it that was saying "if there are boy chickens and girl chickens,
what's a rooster?"

BTW, according to my wife, I'm easily amused.




"Ka30P" > wrote in message
...
>
> Last summer a lady bullfrog snuck into the
> frog bog. I fear she ate up all the tree frogs I'd
> adopted as eggs from jj's ponds.
> I spotted her as Fall came on. We had a wonky
> winter and some real awful weather and I was sure
> that she couldn't have survived as I would have sworn
> the frog bog had frozen solid for weeks and the big pond suffered
> a catastrophic fish kill. The only silver lining from that
> winter was the fact that the lady bullfrog surely went
> to the great pond in the sky.
>
> Sigh, you know what happened.
> She showed up last week.
> Sitting in the bog waiting for the tree frog
> eggs I brought from jj's to hatch into tasty tadpoles
> and baby froglets.
>
> This-is-not-going-to-happen again!
> And WAR has been declared.
>
> Right now I'm in the arming stage.
> I have two more places to look for the nets
> I know I had last time I declared war on the bullfrogs
> (youngest son's closet and the garage).
> If they are not found I will enter negotiations with PetsMart Armory
> to buy more when I go to buy the girls' kibble.
>
> Then I am assembling my army.
> I have a number of teenage boys with varying schedules
> to consider for the job (scout camp, band practice, jobs,
> helping Dad paint the house, parties, movies, pursuit of girls, oh and
> homework...).
>
> I will be offering a bounty on her head.
> Not sure how much yet. Depends on the boys and their latest
> needs. But I do know a laptop or a new sound system for the band
> is a bit too high. At this point anyway.
>
> Pizza and pop will be thrown in for free.
> No cracks about frog's legs!
> I might even import a female cheering section.
>
> Stay tuned for further dispatches from the front!
>
>
>
>
> kathy :-)
> <A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/">Once upon a pond</A>

[John Bachman]

On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 23:03:11 GMT, "stricks760"
> wrote:

>Wouldn't a 'lady bullfrog' be correctly labeled as a 'cowfrog'?
>
>Reminds of a friend of mine last summer, talking about "boy cows" and "girl
>cows."
>
>And who was it that was saying "if there are boy chickens and girl chickens,
>what's a rooster?"
>
>BTW, according to my wife, I'm easily amused.
>
I am certainly no expert on these things but it seems to me that the
appropriate term is bitchfrog.

Ok, ladies. Let fly. I deserve it but could not resist.

John

[John Bachman]

On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 23:03:11 GMT, "stricks760"
> wrote:

>Wouldn't a 'lady bullfrog' be correctly labeled as a 'cowfrog'?
>
>Reminds of a friend of mine last summer, talking about "boy cows" and "girl
>cows."
>
>And who was it that was saying "if there are boy chickens and girl chickens,
>what's a rooster?"
>
>BTW, according to my wife, I'm easily amused.
>
I am certainly no expert on these things but it seems to me that the
appropriate term is bitchfrog.

Ok, ladies. Let fly. I deserve it but could not resist.

John

[Hank]

Wow! I'm not even going near what to call it, but the fishing pole
method with a trout fly does work the best. Be aware that some do
SCREAM when you grab them.

--
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"Ka30P" > wrote in message
...
>
> Last summer a lady bullfrog snuck into the
> frog bog. I fear she ate up all the tree frogs I'd
> adopted as eggs from jj's ponds.
> I spotted her as Fall came on. We had a wonky
> winter and some real awful weather and I was sure
> that she couldn't have survived as I would have sworn
> the frog bog had frozen solid for weeks and the big pond suffered
> a catastrophic fish kill. The only silver lining from that
> winter was the fact that the lady bullfrog surely went
> to the great pond in the sky.
>
> Sigh, you know what happened.
> She showed up last week.
> Sitting in the bog waiting for the tree frog
> eggs I brought from jj's to hatch into tasty tadpoles
> and baby froglets.
>
> This-is-not-going-to-happen again!
> And WAR has been declared.
>
> Right now I'm in the arming stage.
> I have two more places to look for the nets
> I know I had last time I declared war on the bullfrogs
> (youngest son's closet and the garage).
> If they are not found I will enter negotiations with PetsMart Armory
> to buy more when I go to buy the girls' kibble.
>
> Then I am assembling my army.
> I have a number of teenage boys with varying schedules
> to consider for the job (scout camp, band practice, jobs,
> helping Dad paint the house, parties, movies, pursuit of girls, oh
and
> homework...).
>
> I will be offering a bounty on her head.
> Not sure how much yet. Depends on the boys and their latest
> needs. But I do know a laptop or a new sound system for the band
> is a bit too high. At this point anyway.
>
> Pizza and pop will be thrown in for free.
> No cracks about frog's legs!
> I might even import a female cheering section.
>
> Stay tuned for further dispatches from the front!
>
>
>
>
> kathy :-)
> <A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/">Once upon a pond</A>

[Hank]

Wow! I'm not even going near what to call it, but the fishing pole
method with a trout fly does work the best. Be aware that some do
SCREAM when you grab them.

--
some photos of my little puddle
http://community.webshots.com/user/hankpage1
"Ka30P" > wrote in message
...
>
> Last summer a lady bullfrog snuck into the
> frog bog. I fear she ate up all the tree frogs I'd
> adopted as eggs from jj's ponds.
> I spotted her as Fall came on. We had a wonky
> winter and some real awful weather and I was sure
> that she couldn't have survived as I would have sworn
> the frog bog had frozen solid for weeks and the big pond suffered
> a catastrophic fish kill. The only silver lining from that
> winter was the fact that the lady bullfrog surely went
> to the great pond in the sky.
>
> Sigh, you know what happened.
> She showed up last week.
> Sitting in the bog waiting for the tree frog
> eggs I brought from jj's to hatch into tasty tadpoles
> and baby froglets.
>
> This-is-not-going-to-happen again!
> And WAR has been declared.
>
> Right now I'm in the arming stage.
> I have two more places to look for the nets
> I know I had last time I declared war on the bullfrogs
> (youngest son's closet and the garage).
> If they are not found I will enter negotiations with PetsMart Armory
> to buy more when I go to buy the girls' kibble.
>
> Then I am assembling my army.
> I have a number of teenage boys with varying schedules
> to consider for the job (scout camp, band practice, jobs,
> helping Dad paint the house, parties, movies, pursuit of girls, oh
and
> homework...).
>
> I will be offering a bounty on her head.
> Not sure how much yet. Depends on the boys and their latest
> needs. But I do know a laptop or a new sound system for the band
> is a bit too high. At this point anyway.
>
> Pizza and pop will be thrown in for free.
> No cracks about frog's legs!
> I might even import a female cheering section.
>
> Stay tuned for further dispatches from the front!
>
>
>
>
> kathy :-)
> <A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/">Once upon a pond</A>

[Ka30P]

Hmmm, the fishing pole method sounds interesting but I'm not going to use a
hook
(I know, I know, I'm a frog kissing animal lover
;-)

Last night eldest son and I got into the fishing stuff and got out a pole,
fishing line and a tasty looking yellow worm thingy. I've tied it to the end of
the line.

My hope is I can catch her and she'll barf the thing out once she finds out it
ain't all that edible. I hope.

I just looked and she's out in the bog...
stay tuned.


kathy :-)
<A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/">Once upon a pond</A>

[Ka30P]

Hmmm, the fishing pole method sounds interesting but I'm not going to use a
hook
(I know, I know, I'm a frog kissing animal lover
;-)

Last night eldest son and I got into the fishing stuff and got out a pole,
fishing line and a tasty looking yellow worm thingy. I've tied it to the end of
the line.

My hope is I can catch her and she'll barf the thing out once she finds out it
ain't all that edible. I hope.

I just looked and she's out in the bog...
stay tuned.


kathy :-)
<A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/">Once upon a pond</A>

[Ka30P]

Okay....
Tried the tasty yellow worm on the end of
a fishing line.
Dangled the tasty yellow worm,
danced the tasty yellow worm,
jiggled the tasty yellow worm,
BOUNCED the d@mn thing on her head!

No interest in tasty yellow worm.
Put down fishing pole, grabbed net,
slowly moved net in front of frog,
frog jumped, no frog in net.

So the score is
frog 1, kathy 0

stay tuned....



kathy :-)
<A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/">Once upon a pond</A>

[Ka30P]

Okay....
Tried the tasty yellow worm on the end of
a fishing line.
Dangled the tasty yellow worm,
danced the tasty yellow worm,
jiggled the tasty yellow worm,
BOUNCED the d@mn thing on her head!

No interest in tasty yellow worm.
Put down fishing pole, grabbed net,
slowly moved net in front of frog,
frog jumped, no frog in net.

So the score is
frog 1, kathy 0

stay tuned....



kathy :-)
<A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/">Once upon a pond</A>

[joe]

What's the Las Vegas line on this?


Joe

On 4/13/04 10:22 AM, "Ka30P" > wrote:

> So the score is
> frog 1, kathy 0



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[joe]

What's the Las Vegas line on this?


Joe

On 4/13/04 10:22 AM, "Ka30P" > wrote:

> So the score is
> frog 1, kathy 0



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[Hank]

2 to 1 on the frog

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"joe" > wrote in message
...
> What's the Las Vegas line on this?
>
>
> Joe
>
> On 4/13/04 10:22 AM, "Ka30P" > wrote:
>
> > So the score is
> > frog 1, kathy 0
>
>
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[Hank]

2 to 1 on the frog

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"joe" > wrote in message
...
> What's the Las Vegas line on this?
>
>
> Joe
>
> On 4/13/04 10:22 AM, "Ka30P" > wrote:
>
> > So the score is
> > frog 1, kathy 0
>
>
>
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[Hank]

Even FEMALE frogs know ..... "Worms can't fly"

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"Ka30P" > wrote in message
...
>
> Okay....
> Tried the tasty yellow worm on the end of
> a fishing line.
> Dangled the tasty yellow worm,
> danced the tasty yellow worm,
> jiggled the tasty yellow worm,
> BOUNCED the d@mn thing on her head!
>
> No interest in tasty yellow worm.
> Put down fishing pole, grabbed net,
> slowly moved net in front of frog,
> frog jumped, no frog in net.
>
> So the score is
> frog 1, kathy 0
>
> stay tuned....
>
>
>
> kathy :-)
> <A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/">Once upon a pond</A>

[Hank]

Even FEMALE frogs know ..... "Worms can't fly"

--
some photos of my little puddle
http://community.webshots.com/user/hankpage1
"Ka30P" > wrote in message
...
>
> Okay....
> Tried the tasty yellow worm on the end of
> a fishing line.
> Dangled the tasty yellow worm,
> danced the tasty yellow worm,
> jiggled the tasty yellow worm,
> BOUNCED the d@mn thing on her head!
>
> No interest in tasty yellow worm.
> Put down fishing pole, grabbed net,
> slowly moved net in front of frog,
> frog jumped, no frog in net.
>
> So the score is
> frog 1, kathy 0
>
> stay tuned....
>
>
>
> kathy :-)
> <A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/">Once upon a pond</A>

[Ka30P]

ah, you guys are being mean to me! ;-)

Back to plotting and planning...


kathy :-)
<A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/">Once upon a pond</A>

[Ka30P]

ah, you guys are being mean to me! ;-)

Back to plotting and planning...


kathy :-)
<A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/">Once upon a pond</A>

[Benign Vanilla]

"joe" > wrote in message
...
> What's the Las Vegas line on this?

I'll put a couple of...ahem...greenbacks...on Kathy falling into the pond at
some point.

--
BV.
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[Benign Vanilla]

"joe" > wrote in message
...
> What's the Las Vegas line on this?

I'll put a couple of...ahem...greenbacks...on Kathy falling into the pond at
some point.

--
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[joe]

I'm going to mail my pond cam to her, this should be a new reality tv show.
Kathy, do you think you could do this everyday at 5:00pm eastern & pacific?


Joe

On 4/13/04 1:31 PM, "Benign Vanilla" >
wrote:

> I'll put a couple of...ahem...greenbacks...on Kathy falling into the pond at
> some point.



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[joe]

I'm going to mail my pond cam to her, this should be a new reality tv show.
Kathy, do you think you could do this everyday at 5:00pm eastern & pacific?


Joe

On 4/13/04 1:31 PM, "Benign Vanilla" >
wrote:

> I'll put a couple of...ahem...greenbacks...on Kathy falling into the pond at
> some point.



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[Ka30P]

Joe wrote >>I'm going to mail my pond cam to her, this should be a new reality
tv show.
Kathy, do you think you could do this everyday at 5:00pm eastern & pacific?
<<

Hmmmm.
I think I'll attach it to Heidi the labrador and she can give you a daily tour
of the backyard and the sofa. For a special treat she'll go drink out of the
special waterbowl in the bathroom!


kathy :-)
<A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/">Once upon a pond</A>

[Ka30P]

Joe wrote >>I'm going to mail my pond cam to her, this should be a new reality
tv show.
Kathy, do you think you could do this everyday at 5:00pm eastern & pacific?
<<

Hmmmm.
I think I'll attach it to Heidi the labrador and she can give you a daily tour
of the backyard and the sofa. For a special treat she'll go drink out of the
special waterbowl in the bathroom!


kathy :-)
<A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/">Once upon a pond</A>

[jammer]

Thats what i was going to say. A bullfrog was caught on a fishing pole
by accident once and the screaming is what bothered me the most.




On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 12:38:11 -0400, "Hank" >
wrote:

>Wow! I'm not even going near what to call it, but the fishing pole
>method with a trout fly does work the best. Be aware that some do
>SCREAM when you grab them.

[jammer]

Thats what i was going to say. A bullfrog was caught on a fishing pole
by accident once and the screaming is what bothered me the most.




On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 12:38:11 -0400, "Hank" >
wrote:

>Wow! I'm not even going near what to call it, but the fishing pole
>method with a trout fly does work the best. Be aware that some do
>SCREAM when you grab them.

[jammer]

Use a real live bug.




On 13 Apr 2004 17:22:05 GMT, (Ka30P) wrote:

>
>Okay....
>Tried the tasty yellow worm on the end of
>a fishing line.
>Dangled the tasty yellow worm,
>danced the tasty yellow worm,
>jiggled the tasty yellow worm,
>BOUNCED the d@mn thing on her head!
>
>No interest in tasty yellow worm.
>Put down fishing pole, grabbed net,
>slowly moved net in front of frog,
>frog jumped, no frog in net.
>
>So the score is
>frog 1, kathy 0
>
>stay tuned....
>
>
>
>kathy :-)
><A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/">Once upon a pond</A>

[jammer]

Use a real live bug.




On 13 Apr 2004 17:22:05 GMT, (Ka30P) wrote:

>
>Okay....
>Tried the tasty yellow worm on the end of
>a fishing line.
>Dangled the tasty yellow worm,
>danced the tasty yellow worm,
>jiggled the tasty yellow worm,
>BOUNCED the d@mn thing on her head!
>
>No interest in tasty yellow worm.
>Put down fishing pole, grabbed net,
>slowly moved net in front of frog,
>frog jumped, no frog in net.
>
>So the score is
>frog 1, kathy 0
>
>stay tuned....
>
>
>
>kathy :-)
><A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/">Once upon a pond</A>

[Ka30P]

jammer wrote >>Use a real live bug.<<

ak!
I've got craneflys hatching and flying into the
house. Now there's a fun scenerio, trying to tie
one of those with fishing line. I don't know who would scream the loudest, me
or my daughter!

It's raining tonight so all is shut down at operation lady bullfrog.


kathy :-)
<A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/">Once upon a pond</A>

[Ka30P]

jammer wrote >>Use a real live bug.<<

ak!
I've got craneflys hatching and flying into the
house. Now there's a fun scenerio, trying to tie
one of those with fishing line. I don't know who would scream the loudest, me
or my daughter!

It's raining tonight so all is shut down at operation lady bullfrog.


kathy :-)
<A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/">Once upon a pond</A>

[~ jan JJsPond.us]

For a million, I'm sure she would. :o) ~ jan

>On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 14:40:50 -0700, joe > wrote:

>I'm going to mail my pond cam to her, this should be a new reality tv show.
>Kathy, do you think you could do this everyday at 5:00pm eastern & pacific?
>
>
>Joe
>
> On 4/13/04 1:31 PM, "Benign Vanilla" >
>wrote:
>
>> I'll put a couple of...ahem...greenbacks...on Kathy falling into the pond at
>> some point.
>
>
>
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~ jan (Do you know where your water quality is?)

[~ jan JJsPond.us]

For a million, I'm sure she would. :o) ~ jan

>On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 14:40:50 -0700, joe > wrote:

>I'm going to mail my pond cam to her, this should be a new reality tv show.
>Kathy, do you think you could do this everyday at 5:00pm eastern & pacific?
>
>
>Joe
>
> On 4/13/04 1:31 PM, "Benign Vanilla" >
>wrote:
>
>> I'll put a couple of...ahem...greenbacks...on Kathy falling into the pond at
>> some point.
>
>
>
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