Fluffy's Amphibious Adventure
Oct. 21st, 2007 02:22 amI had a rather interesting experience on the way to work this afternoon. It was a grey and drippy day, and as I was rolling down US1, a tree frog landed on the edge of the driver's door. The window was down, as usual, and I noticed it and wasn't surprised, since frogs and lizards on the windscreen are a not uncommon phenomenon.
This little guy---it was about the size of the end of my thumb---apparently determined that the interior of the car was more to his liking than the outside, and went bounding over to my right shoulder. It's fortunate that I'd seen it and was monitoring it, or I would've totally freaked and probably driven off the road. And it's a *good* thing I've gotten a lot less tense about highway driving, because even when the wee grey-green beastie sprang onto my nose (No, I'm not kidding!), between looking cross-eyed and looking into my rear view mirror, I managed to pull over into an empty parking lot without incident.
Very slowly, I eased my glasses down my nose, and as I hoped, it hopped from the end of my nose to the bridge of my glasses---then it leaped down onto my calf. I am *quite* glad I was wearing pants.
It proceeded to take refuge underfoot, and I cracked the driver's door to get some light down there. The froglet jumped onto the side of the door panel. I diverted it to the pavement below and closed the door...and laughed myself silly for the next couple minutes. It was just so absurd!
I'm not going to do another frog fic, but I have a new-found sympathy for the Princess of Tyree County.... (http://vanillafluffy.livejournal.com/207677.html)
This little guy---it was about the size of the end of my thumb---apparently determined that the interior of the car was more to his liking than the outside, and went bounding over to my right shoulder. It's fortunate that I'd seen it and was monitoring it, or I would've totally freaked and probably driven off the road. And it's a *good* thing I've gotten a lot less tense about highway driving, because even when the wee grey-green beastie sprang onto my nose (No, I'm not kidding!), between looking cross-eyed and looking into my rear view mirror, I managed to pull over into an empty parking lot without incident.
Very slowly, I eased my glasses down my nose, and as I hoped, it hopped from the end of my nose to the bridge of my glasses---then it leaped down onto my calf. I am *quite* glad I was wearing pants.
It proceeded to take refuge underfoot, and I cracked the driver's door to get some light down there. The froglet jumped onto the side of the door panel. I diverted it to the pavement below and closed the door...and laughed myself silly for the next couple minutes. It was just so absurd!
I'm not going to do another frog fic, but I have a new-found sympathy for the Princess of Tyree County.... (http://vanillafluffy.livejournal.com/207677.html)