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Haiku 14 - Frogs

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Dedicated to Eve Roper Eve Roper wrote The Alaskan Tree Frog freezes solid in winter. including the stopping of his heart...and when he thaws out in the spring...he wakes up and hops away! frogs freeze in winter thaws back to life in hot spring...... tadpoles in deep pools

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Delice Arleen Skelly

Date: 1/31/2022 3:34:00 AM

Very fond of frogs, amazing how they have adapted to extreme weather..Delice

M. L. Kiser

Date: 1/30/2022 4:55:00 PM

Nicely crafted of these poor frozen little frogs; glad they are able to be revived.

Sara Kendrick

Date: 1/29/2022 3:57:00 AM

Amazing amphibians. That would be interesting to see but I would be concerned that I might freeze also in that deep cold. I am glad you used a jump start from Eve's work to write this one. Thanks for the visit to my page. Your visits are always inspiring. Sara

Harry Horsman

Date: 1/28/2022 10:24:00 PM

Thanks for the info, Victor, and to freeze the human race, a rebirth??

Debra L Brown

Date: 1/28/2022 9:01:00 AM

Victor, I had no idea frogs could freeze during the cold. Interesting. Today I learned something new. Blessings ~ Debra

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 1/27/2022 4:17:00 PM

- You taught me something new ... interesting, Victor :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Charles Messina

Date: 1/26/2022 11:18:00 AM

So that's how the prince lived so long...lol interesting fact, I like the haiku!

Anil Deo

Date: 1/26/2022 10:38:00 AM

Loved the appearance of tadpoles, Victor. Shalom shalom

Anil Deo

Date: 1/26/2022 10:37:00 AM

Loved the appearance of tadpoles, Victor. Shalom shalom

Joanna Daniel

Date: 1/26/2022 6:15:00 AM

Almost like dying and being born again, I didn't know this, great haiku:)

Joseph May

Date: 1/26/2022 5:20:00 AM

It's amazing they are reborn in Spring, Great Haiku Victor

Demetrios Trifiatis

Date: 1/26/2022 2:51:00 AM

Amazing story and Haiku, dearest, Victor. Nature always surprises us. Thank you!

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 1/26/2022 2:46:00 AM

This is beautiful Victor. How marvelous they stay alive through the cold. Fish do that too. How amazing nature is. Blessings xxoo

Evelyn Judy Buehler

Date: 1/25/2022 8:09:00 PM

Nature is a marvel, filled with wonders. A fascinating haiku, and a lovely dedication to Eve! :)

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/25/2022 7:44:00 PM

very nice and also something I did not know. I remember catching tadpoles. That was so fun

Eve Roper

Date: 1/25/2022 1:08:00 PM

Researchers have found that wood frogs spend the winter frozen! This amazing strategy allows wood frogs to become active very early in spring, because the land thaws and warms more quickly than the ice-covered lakes The newly active frogs can mate and lay eggs in small ponds and even in melt water pools that dry up by midsummer. By contrast, frogs that hibernate underwater take longer to become active, so they must breed later. These frogs need permanent water that won’t dry out. Yet wood frogs have evolved ways to freeze solid for up to eight months each year. They’ve accomplished what would seem to be a biological miracle. https://www.nps.gov/gaar/learn/nature/wood-frog-page-2.htm

Eve Roper

Date: 1/25/2022 1:00:00 PM

Wonderful Haiku, Victor, thank you for the dedication of the poem. You are such a friend... Hugs and blessing to you my friend.