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| Mother Nature - both cruel and fragile |
Wednesday 19 January 2011
The Gallery - Week 42 - Mother Nature
This photograph, taken today (from a very precarious perch), shows a sight that has become all too familiar to me this winter - a beautiful frog, frozen solid in the ice in my pond. I am sure that the frog population will survive the cruel temperatures - nature finds a way - but it fills me with huge sadness to see this example of the fragility of life.
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Aww :( that's the trouble with the weather now - the days are warmer so everything is waking up but then it all freezes again and catches them out. Mum had a butterfly in her house the other day - wasn't sure what to do with it, putting it out would undoubtedly kill it but what would it survive on inside? She let it be in the end - we'll just have to wait and see what happens.
ReplyDeleteOh thats so sad! But what an excellent idea for this prompt. Its a great photo, but Im still sad! There'll be others burrowed down deep, ready to fill your pond with tadpoles this spring.
ReplyDeleteEuw!Poor frog. I am overwhelmed with sadness.
ReplyDeleteHow fascinating!
ReplyDeleteoohhh nooo,the poor little thing. I keep feeding the birds but never even thought about the frogs!! Jen
ReplyDeleteAaaw this makes me so sad. I love frogs so much. Poor thing. Cruel mother nature yet again.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/natureuk/2011/01/another-bad-winter-for-amphibi.shtml
ReplyDeleteThat is so sad. Nature can be so very cruel when it "does its thing".
ReplyDeleteHow lovely, though, to have a pond to enjoy. I hope your frog population comes back healthy and strong in the spring.
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Very sad. You;'re right: nature does find a way. I suspect I have a lot of those here too; I usually have a good frog population in the summer, & my 'pond' is just a converted paddling pool. If it was a bit deeper they could survive by staying deep & away from the ice. It's on my To Do list...
ReplyDeleteheart-breaking :-(
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