Frog Jump Winner is... Sean Hooley. His frog, "For the Sign", won first place with a jump of 21 feet. True! The link is below.
http://www.frogtown.org/jubilee_home.shtml
Frog Jump Competition: I went there with a friend. It was a really rather incredible experience.
- Calaveras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee Home Page - FrogjumpHome of the Calaveras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee. Held the third weekend of May in Angels Camp, California. See schedules, buy tickets, reserve vending space, read about some of the history of Calaveras County and see past winners of the...
Frogs Smarter Than We Think
A response to Hubber Jayjay40. Her post about frogs inspired a memory I have about a frog in Thailand.
Here is an interesting frog story for you. When I was teaching English in Thailand I used to sit at a motorcycle taxi stand watching the Thai Tuk-Tuks ferry their passengers along the way.
One night I observed a large Thai frog at the edge of the road. I watched the frog as it looked across the road. There was a marsh that was separated by the road. I could not understand why the frog wanted to cross the road when the marsh from which it came was the same on the other side. But not to question the frogs intent I trusted the frog knew what was best for him.
Minutes passed as the frog watched the traffic criss-crossing the road.
Finally, the frog took it first jump away from the safety of the side of the road toward the other side. I watched in horror, but still trusting the frog knew what was best.
The frog made four leaps to the white striped divider in the center of the road while cars, trucks, motorcycle taxis, and Tuk-Tuks sped along their way. The frog did not panic but held its position.
Then, after about five minutes when the road was clear of traffic, the frog leapt across the other half of the road to safety. I was dumbfounded and amazed.
I have often thought about that frog, how it survived, not only the traffic on the busy road but also the many predators that were part of the life cycle of the marsh.
As I read through some of your posts I saw your interest in frogs and thought I would share my frog story with you.
Perhaps there is wisdom in the old saying to look before you leap. That wise old saying certainly applies to frogs, and who knows, the saying may have derived from a writer who one day in the past observed a frog along an ancient road looking before he leapt.
Here is an interesting frog story for you. When I was teaching English in Thailand I used to sit at a motorcycle taxi stand watching the Thai Tuk-Tuks ferry their passengers along the way.
One night I observed a large Thai frog at the edge of the road. I watched the frog as it looked across the road. There was a marsh that was separated by the road. I could not understand why the frog wanted to cross the road when the marsh from which it came was the same on the other side. But not to question the frogs intent I trusted the frog knew what was best for him.
Minutes passed as the frog watched the traffic criss-crossing the road.
Finally, the frog took it first jump away from the safety of the side of the road toward the other side. I watched in horror, but still trusting the frog knew what was best.
The frog made four leaps to the white striped divider in the center of the road while cars, trucks, motorcycle taxis, and Tuk-Tuks sped along their way. The frog did not panic but held its position.
Then, after about five minutes when the road was clear of traffic, the frog leapt across the other half of the road to safety. I was dumbfounded and amazed.
I have often thought about that frog, how it survived, not only the traffic on the busy road but also the many predators that were part of the life cycle of the marsh.
As I read through some of your posts I saw your interest in frogs and thought I would share my frog story with you.
Perhaps there is wisdom in the old saying to look before you leap. That wise old saying certainly applies to frogs, and who knows, the saying may have derived from a writer who one day in the past observed a frog along an ancient road looking before he leapt.
