Froggie went a jumping!

I was reading my friend Becky’s blog the other day about frogs and it reminded me of the demise of one little green tree frog that began a lift time of little green tree frog terminations. Those of you who live in good ole Florida are probably familiar with our small green, cold, slimy feeling tree frogs. They love to climb up the outside of your house and sit under the ease of you roof and sing their non stop green tree frog song. By the way if you are new to Florida I suggest you search far and wide to experience the song of this wild little beast. After you have done that, you might want to remember this little story. Years ago, Jay (my first husband) and I were lying in bed. The sun was beginning to peek up over the trees and gently shine through our bedroom window. Ahh it was a beautiful moment. The windows were open and a slight breeze was ruffling the curtains. Another day set before us, the birds were chirping the bees were buzzing and the tree frogs were singing at the top of their little voices welcoming the new day! As I lay there enjoying the moment, the sound of God’s creatures creating such a beautiful melody, my dear husband also lay there singing his song of the new day. His mouth wide open and the sounds of his snoring echoed through the air. Ah yes, such wonders, such melodic notes filling the air, although I must admit I couldn’t sleep for all the noise. So I decided to close my eyes one more time and try to catch a few more Zzzzzzs. When all of a sudden Jay jumps up out of the bed, spitting and coughing running through the house clad only in his birthday suit with his hand cupped tightly. He threw open the carport door with such urgency there he stood in all his glory with his hand lifted high into the air and then SPLAT! There on the carport floor laid the lifeless body of one little green tree frog. From that moment on until his death bed Jay hunted those little green cold slimy feeling creatures and each one would meet his Creator sooner than expected. You see that little green tree frog jumped right into Jay’s mouth and learned a lesson a very important lesson hard way that I’m sure is echoed throughout the tree frog kingdom to this day, NEVER jump in the mouth of a sleeping human being; it is a very unwelcomed event. I suppose if there were a moral to this story for those of us of the human nature it would be “Look before you leap”, or accept the outcome of which you choose.