Pour quoi frog?

Why frogs? Well, why not. These frogs are for Darcy, who has been in isolation in The Sydney Children's Hospital. If you want to follow Darcy's progress check out the journal updates here: www.caringbridge.org/visit/darcygilmour10/journal

If you want to make a frog you can find instructions at: http://www.savethefrogs.com/teachers/images/Origami-Jumping-Frog.pdf .

If frogs are beyond you, you can also give blood. Details of how available from the Australian Red Cross Blood Service.







Saturday, March 19, 2011

More crazy Russians

The internet is a strange place. 

But then again, so is Russia.

Put the two together and you get this:


A recent anti-smuggling operation by the Russian Far Eastern Customs mobile unit resulted in the confiscation of more than 500 squirrel and weasel skins and 24 kg of grass frog fat. The illegal wildlife products were found in the possession of Russian locomotive crew on the regular Russia-China route.

Apparently frog fat has become popular in recent years.
Those with strong stomachs can follow the link in the heading to find out more....

Somewhat less weird is this:
Authentic Russian nesting frog dolls.
The fly is a nice touch.

According to the product description they are "painted as they are actually found in nature".

So I may have to return to my earlier assertion. Russia, like the internet, is a strange place.

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