Photo Prompt © Sandra Crook
What’s happened to that pond? It was fine last time I looked.
Who broke the edges? And who messed with the middle?
There’s still a little fountain, and it’s still working, although it’s a bit wonky.
It looks like ice, but it can’t be, since it’s spring. Proper spring now. Most odd.
I shall have to sit on my haunches and squat down. Then I can peer and look more closely too. Ah, that’s much better.
There have never been fish there, but something is moving.
Lots of them in fact.
Tadpoles, my children!
‘Ribbit, ribbit, it’s me, ribbit, ribbit!’
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Thanks to Rochelle for hosting Friday Fictioneers
Genre: Hysterical Non-Fiction
Word Count: 100
luna's on line 
You’ve just reminded me that Spring is on its way here, Chris. I can almost touch it!
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Hoping you’re right, Tom. 😊
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man you got some are
no boom
oil spills
or taints
leading to doom
i suppose or aka assume
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They’re not wrong… 😉
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In no time at all this pond will be alive with them. New beginnings.
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New beginnings indeed. Lucky frogs! Thanks so much, Sandra.
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Haha, this is delightful
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Thanks, Robbie – just a bit of fun!
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The problem is that you have numerous followers from that “other side,” and it’s winter there! 🤣🤣💕✌😘
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I know… it can be hard sometimes! I just had a look at the temperature outside now: 29C / 84F. It’s 11 o’clock…
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Tadpole time, I used to love it!
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Brilliant isn’t it! My actual big pond has many frogs there now. Tiny ones and a couple of huge ones.
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Spring is sprung, Chris, Ribet Ribet, … tadpoles ahoy, …🐸
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Excellent, Penn! 😊 You have put it so well too! Here comes the frogs now…
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I was not expecting this wonderful twist!
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Thanks so much, Dale!
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The best use of little ponds.
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Very much so!
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The pond here would be an ice block currently. But that’s going to be wonderful.
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A good project I would say.
P.S. I said on your side (spam again) – Indeed, I agree totally. Fab photo though.
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ah, the babies have arrived!
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Grinning happily!
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That’s an intriguing image. The mess must serve some kind of useful purpose? When I was a kid, I thought tadpoles were fascinating little creatures with their wiggly tails.
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Our tadpoles are all frogs now, not many though. I had been looking at the big pond just now, there’s lots of plants in it, but otherwise I was looking at some pond-skaters and above there a few dragonflies. Love watching things outside.
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People caused the pond distress, but mother nature and the tadpoles will bring it back to life. Spring is in the air!
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Lots of little creatures in a pond or near one. Fun to watch things like that, at least I think so.
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Clever take!
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This is delightful. New beginnings.
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