Frog’s Shock of the Day

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I decided to clean the waterfall after reading a comment from Timelesslady of Minding my P’s with Q. She suggested I start the falls with reduced force so that the frogs wouldn’t be frightened. Brilliant!

I removed leaves with a child’s rake and took a photo before I took leaves from the deepest pool.

Ready to empty the lowest pool

Emptying the bottom pool took a while. I used a plastic mixing bowl to scoop out most of the water and then used a litter scooper to get the leaves. I filled that pool a couple of times and drained it with the pump, so the water is fairly clear.

Ready for cleaning

Going to the top of the falls, I took a photo showing the three pools that are in use right now. Water does not reach the top hose after I restricted the flow. There is a nice little sound of falling water.

Waterfall running with restricted flow

I couldn’t believe there was movement in the lowest pool. Frog surprised me with his swimming around. He couldn’t get out because the water was too low! I have no idea when he went in the water. Surely he wasn’t there when I was scooping out the murky mess! Water was filling the pool as I stood at the top. Frog tried to climb the hose, then he took a lap around before trying again. As the water level rose, I saw him leap and land on the edge, pausing for a few moments before hiding under a rock. When the pool was full, I quietly retrieved my tools and left the area. I hope poor Frog will recover from his fright of the day. He certainly shocked me!

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Published by Anne Mehrling

I'm a retiree who loves to write about life in the mountains of North Carolina.

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16 thoughts on “Frog’s Shock of the Day”

  1. There’s a children’s storybook in here somewhere, Anne. I’m happy for you that you were able to clean and get your waterfall running. Reduced water flow was a smart idea. Thanks for the update. Hope to find out how the frogs adjust. 🙂

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  3. Frogs do that. When I would completely empty out the water in my pond to clean it, a frog would always jump in. The rubber lining was slippery so he couldn’t get out. I would give him a hand out but he’d walk around and jump in the other side forgetting it’s all the same empty pond. Eventually I’d fill it with water and all was well. It would only take about 2 hours but it was always 2 hours of playing taxi to frogs.

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