Postvent (2)

So the other thing about that period between Christmas and New Year is ...

Leftovers.

Frog contemplates the options.

Turkey. Ham. Chicken Terrine. Shallot Terrine.

Or...

Pudding.

(With thanks to Frogblog contributers Gretchen for the meats and terrines and to Melissa for the pud).

Polish frogs?

In those long lazy days between Christmas and New Year there is plenty of time to take up a new skill.

The Frogs choose....

Pole dancing.

Game on...

The Green and Blue teams line up for the Boxing Day test.

After the anthems are croaked, Green wins the toss and elects to hop first.

And it's a great hop. Straight into the guts.

The Blues make their first jump. But they overshoot.

The Greens show their accuracy with a second frog straight in on top of the first. But the Blues start to show some fight with their second jumper landing perfectly.

The third Green jumper mis-times it and doesn't quite make the target. But the third Blue is a champion and lands his jump perfectly.

A hush falls on the stadium.  How will it end?

Greens are victorious! 

It's a 3-2 win and the crowd goes wild.

Postvent?

If you have "advent" in the lead up to Christmas, what do you have in the days that follow (other than a stomache ache from eating too much)?

Postvent?

Whatever it is called it must, clearly, involve frogs.

Christmas frogs.

Christmas frogs that unfold to reveal themselves as a Christmas card.

Christmas frogs made from the gift of origami paper.

And Christmas frogs in the form of a hopping frog game.

Postvent - what's not to love?

Santa's little helpers (3)

Santa Frog, as we all know, likes air travel.

So when looking for beasts to pull the sleigh, ones with wings would be a good idea.

Shame no one told Santa Frog chickens don't really fly.

Love your work, FaceChook.

And Merry Christmas dear readers.

Santa's little helpers (2)

PNG warriors may be all very well for helping Santa Frog get through hot country.  But in colder climes a fur coat is clearly needed.

Fair to say that the cat is not entirely loving it.

Santa's little helpers

The world is a big place.

Quite clearly, Santa frog cannot get around the entire globe delivering presents to amphibious boys and girls without a little help.

Time to call for assistance. No reindeer.  But antlers still seem to be a feature.

(Who knew PNG warriors could be so cute?)

Let there be light

What kind of light?

Christmas lights, of course.

Tree frogs

Trees.

Christmas Trees.

Where were we?  Oh yes.

Dec-

orat-

ions.

Tree decor

Plain trees are quite nice.

But obviously they are much better with decorations.

What shall it be?

A star?

Or Christmas baubles?

What was that about a tree?

The Frogs ponder the nature of Christmas trees.

Obviously, living trees are best.

It's not Christmas without a tree

The Frogs have a tree.

Now to think about how to decorate it.

Frog Fruit (3)

Well, what do you know?  There really is a frog fruit.

No, not that one.

This one.

Phyla Nodiflora.

Native to the Southern USA and South America.

And popular with butterflies.

Not sure about frogs, though.

(This post comes in place of our regular advent post which we are unable to bring you because the tomato sauce which was to be the subject of it exploded all over the kitchen.

No frogs were harmed in the attempt to bring you a christmas cooking post.)

More Frog Fruit

Maybe you can turn your nose up at pickled onions for Christmas, but look at this....

A gorgeous, glistening jar of capsicum jam. With just a hint of chilli for bite.

Ho, ho, ho.

Fruits of frog labour

Advent day 7.

The fruits of the Froggy work in the kitchen are starting to appear.

Who wouldn't want a yummy jar of pickled onions for Christmas?

(Clearly, several people would not want this, including those who don't like pickled onions, or someone hoping for a diamond necklace. Tough luck for them).

Santa, stop here

Advent, day six. Or possibly nine, depending on when you started counting.

But it's time to bring out the big guns.

Beneath the hat and beard...

... is Santa.

Ready and waiting...

.. to be hoisted into place..

... on the screen door.

Slightly weird, flat Scottish Santa.

But that's how we roll at our place.

Advent (5)

For some frogs, getting ready for Christmas is about opening another window in the Calendar.

For others, it's about getting things done in the kitchen.

Oven dried tomatoes, anyone?

Advent (4)

You also know Christmas is coming 'cos the Raspberries start to ripen.

Advent (3)

How do you know Christmas is coming?

'Cos Santa turns up attached to a Poinsettia.

For those of you who didn't know, apparently the Euphorbia pulcherrima is a popular Christmas decorations in homes and offices. Thank you Wikipedia.

Advent day 2

How do you keep track of the days during Advent? 

With a calendar, of course.

The Frogs bring home a calendar from the shops and start thinking about how to remove the plastic.

Which is not as easy as it looks when you have webbed fingers.