My friend Sue gave us a present of a jar of frog spawn yesterday. This was a much appreciated gift. Sue has a small pond in her garden which is currently chock full of frog spawn. There are a number of aquatic flora and fauna that have miraculously found their way into the pond I built 18 months ago, but no sign of any frogs.
My only reservation is that we have a few small goldfish who have survived heron attacks and there is a risk they might gobble up any tadpoles that emerge. The fish provide glints of gold which is nice to see but if there's a choice I'd rather have frogs. Still, we have them now and we can only hope that the battle of the food chain balances itself enough for at least a tiny percentage of the spawn to make it to frog-dom.
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