{"id":16,"date":"2018-08-31T00:16:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-31T00:16:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2019-09-03T01:11:54","modified_gmt":"2019-09-03T01:11:54","slug":"mail-order-frogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brucewinter.net\/photos\/mail-order-frogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Mail Order Frogs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We dumped 20 mail ordered tadpoles into our Lilly pond last month, then never saw them again. But magically, this week, some bullfrogs started showing up:<\/span><\/div>\n
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Now we need to figure out what to feed them. I asked this guy, but he said no thanks, he was just visiting us on a short term tourist visa and had to fly home:<\/div>\n
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So then I asked this guy, who we found on our way to the hottub the other night, and he said he would be happy to go ask the frogs what they eat:<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Turns, after doing some research, we discovered he is a poisonous baby copperhead, a rattlesnake relative. Fortunately we used tongs instead of fingers to move him.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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We really enjoyed our trip to Seattle for the pig roast:<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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I enjoyed the visits with family more than I did visiting the pig:<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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We rented out a \u2018castle\u2019, replete with a home theater and hot tub:<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Chloe got a bunch of really great photos:<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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She has bunch more here:<\/div>\n
2018-07-27-30 Bremerton Trip – Chloe Fan<\/span>
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Here is a two minute video recap:<\/div>\n