Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Rrrrrribet!

I was out in the woods cutting greens to make our Christmas wreath and saw this gorgeous camellia tucked into a bush. What a beautiful surprise!

 

 

 

 

I cut it, carried it into the kitchen, and started to put it in a vase.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From deep in the petals out popped this little guy!


He gingerly climbed onto my hand and I escorted him back outside.
He is about two inches long.

 

22 comments:

  1. Cynthia we grow camelia in pots in Poland but I don't like frogs because I am afraid of them..

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  2. That is just the cutest thing. He looks a little groggy, like you woke him up. A groggy froggy.

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  3. That was a pleasant surprise, both the camellia and frog.
    You know, not everyone has a vase. I have them.

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  4. A gorgeous blossom in such a lovely color. Hope the small vistor survives all alone outside without his protective "home."

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  5. He should be hunkered down for winter, but it's been too warm so they're still out. Your camellia is beautiful, our won't bloom till January.

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  6. Okay . . . the pix are fabulous. The frog is cute and the bloom is beautiful, but I had to smile that Henny Penny was the one who thought of groggy froggy. I love to read what other commenters say.

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  7. That was two interesting discoveries...the flower and the frog.

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  8. Stunning photographs, a beautiful camellia and a wonderful bonus surprise!

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  9. A Christmas frog. Now that is unusual.

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  10. What a great photos you made of the frog, what a surprise for you.

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  11. What a surprise and he is so cute.

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  12. What a surprise! Great photos Cynthia.

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  13. I would have freaked out with that little guy popping out. Beautiful flowers!

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  14. How precious. Reminds me of my youth in south Louisiana. Lovely camellias and tree frogs. Next time you see a camellia blossom, cut it very far down on the branch. You can then grow a new plant from the little branch. Put it in the garden in winter, and put a clear glass jar over it. In spring, check often for any signs of swelling leaf buds, then remove the jar. I grew many this way. Put pine straw around the little bush as it grows.

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    1. Thanks for the info on propagating camellias. I'm going back to take a cutting of this one and see if I can get it to grow. It's such a pretty one.

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    2. Just be sure to place the branch far enough down so that a node is below the soil level. :)

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  15. What a cute visitor. And a beautiful bloom!

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  16. Just in case you are wondering, he is a "Green Tree Frog". I've had one, when I still owned my farm. They have a very loud voice. It's easy to Google search them. It's been a while, but I published a similar post. Great photos !

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    1. We have a whole chorus of them all summer long when it rains. I couldn't believe anything so small could make such a loud noise as they do!

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  17. What a pretty December surprise! Both the flower and the frog:) Coolish here about 13 this AM but warming to about 34 today!! Heat wave! :)

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