Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Semi-Wordless Wednesday

Flat Stanley on Campus

Col says he sees lots of frogs and toads on campus. Funny how this is the only one I saw.

Bummer.

And when I pointed it out in the parking lot, Em starts yelling "Gees, Mom! How do you even know what that is?!".

I know. I just know.

25 comments:

blueviolet said...

Yikes, that's quite a death position!

JODI said...

Em, that straggling leg is the "dead" give away.

Catherine said...

Ummm.... ewwww....

Hope your day is delightful Lin!
xo Catherine

Lin said...

Violet--I feel like that some days. :)

Jodi--That's what I noticed right away! Sheesh. Kids are dumb.

Catherine--You didn't like Flat Stanley??? :( Well, at least he went fast, right?

vanilla said...

Bummer, indeed. As you hinted in your comment to Catherine, he didn't suffer.

Karen & Gerard Zemek said...

You are the frog expert!

A.Marie said...

Awww...poor froggie pally!!! At least he went quickly!

lifeshighway said...

You have a weird fetish for frog and toads.

Yeah, I knew what flat Stanley was immediately. I see a lot of squished toads in my neighborhood.

Hot Rocks said...

My first reaction is...eeew! However, Some people would view that as art!

Lynne said...

Well now, that is sort of sad and pathetic, don't you think! LOL

Grace said...

Hmmm...was he squished or did he just keel over and dry up? I feel like that lately - squished AND dried up. (Oh boo-hoo, poor me!)

The Crazy Suburban Mom said...

Well, I wrote two comments that blogger ate and spit back at me, I'm trying again but I'm not attempting to be philosophical.

It will have to be enough to know I was... twice :)

Nancy said...

Sad...but also gross. I've got a frog pic for you in tomorow's post- and it's alive too!

Pricilla said...

Awww, poor froggie. No higher education for him

BeadedTail said...

That's too bad he got squished but hopefully there's lots more on campus.

Ann said...

aw poor flat stanley. Even in his flattened state it's still quite obvious what he is

Jen Chandler said...

Ick. We used to see a lot of Flat Stanley's kin down the dirt road we used to live off of. Glad we don't have to experience (or cause) any more of those!

Jen

Lin said...

Vanilla--No, I think death-by-tire is probably pretty swift. And "poppy". Ewwwww.

Karen--Well, I don't know about that, but I do know my roadkill. ;)

A.Marie--Yeah, nothing like a dried up Flat Stanley. Poor guy. :(

Highway--Nah, I just connect with them because I raise them. I guess they are sorta like pets in a way and it makes me sad to see one dead.

Hot Rocks--Oh, notice how I had to go take a photo of it! And Em encouraged me!! Go figure. Life is a blog post, you know.

Lynne--It was sad! To think he never made it back to the water. :(

Grace--I'm feeling squished and dried up today too. Life ran me over today--So much for Pollyanna.

Tracy--Oh, Crud. I hate when that happens. I'm glad you still made a comment even though your other, more brilliant ones are in limbo now. I feel your pain. I'm brilliant in limbo too. ;)

Nancy--Ohhh, I can't wait!!!

Pricilla--Nope. He gone. He couldn't get past the parking lot!

Beaded Tail--I didn't see any ponds or anything nearby, but Colin says he sees them all over. I hope they make it back to the water--wherever that is.

Ann--No kidding! Em was wondering how I knew what that was and I was like "really? Look at the leg!". She didn't want to look all that close for some reason. Sheesh.

Jen--I've found a few of my own Flat Stanley's out in the yard--which really makes me sad. It's extra sad when it's one of yours. :(

Jean said...

Oh, I hate seeing them when they have jay hopped and lost. Dang...I brake for frogs why can't others???

Nessa said...

oh poor froggy. now, who stole his other leg??

Sharkbytes (TM) said...

You and me, the road kill queens!

Lin said...

Jean--This guy was in a parking lot, so in all fairness, he may have hopped himself right under that tire. Baaaad mistake on his part. :(

Nessa--I think it's sort of twisted up and over his body from what I could see. I really didn't want to look THAT close! ;)

Sharky--Yeah! But I'm missing the bag. :( Fish and Bag is still my all-time favorite!

Casey said...

Of course you would spot a frog in any shape or form. You're part amphibian, Lin.

VanillaSeven said...

You got spiritual connection with the realm of the misfortune frogs. Awesome Lin.

Rebecca said...

Whenever my kids ask me "How do you know?!?!" I always answer, "I'm amazing like that."

Lin, when it comes to frogs, YOU DA EXPERT!!!

Rock on, baby!