WARNING
If you have a frog phobia, you might not want to view these pics:)
These days, I don't see as much of the Chimera grandchildren as I do of the McTavish grandchildren. The result is that my blog doesn't feature Cheetah and Little Bear as much as the other ankle-biters. So today, for no particular reason, I decided to find a favourite pic of Cheetah to feature in a post.
I have many favourite pics of Cheetah because he is so photogenic with his pixie face and big blue eyes. Can't you imagine him as an elf-lordling?
I can remember when this little frog landed on him nearly 18 months ago whilst he was playing in the McTavish cubby house. We all love frogs - although Mr Sunshine has a frog phobia, he still thinks they are cute to look at. As long as they keep their distance and don't give him THE LOOK - you know. . . that LOOK that means, "I'm about to jump and I'm looking for a suitable landing site." Fortunately none of the grand-kiddies have inherited his phobia. [They have all inherited my spider phobia :( ]
Cheetah was obviously delighted that the little green guy was being so chummy and was disappointed when he jumped away. They say that frogs are a sign of a healthy environment. The McTavish back yard must be very healthy indeed. They have heaps of them - in the pot plants, under leaves, in the crevices and even in the barbecue. You have to do an inspection before turning on the gas. At times the outdoor area has a distinctive amphibian fragrance from the number of frogs. If you have frogs you will know this fragrance.
Kermit posed for one last close up before hopping on his way.
Apparently changlings, which are elf babies swapped with human babies at birth, are very demanding babies. That could explain a lot!
ReplyDeleteLovely pic of Cheetah.
ReplyDeleteWe don't have as many frogs down here at the moment, but at least the toad population seems to have dropped in recent years.
You can add car to the list of places the McTavishs find frogs... In the cavities between the car door and chasis and other areas...
ReplyDeleteWhen I went to fill the car up with petrol I opened the fuel door only to find 3 frogs in there. It took a while to scoop them out before I could fill the car up.