LET'S GET FROGGY: Collectibles, Conventions,
Frog Derbys, Frog Lovers and Rayne, Louisiana,
the Frog Capital of the World. Oh My!

By ELSIE WALKER

One day my friend, JoAnn, took off from work to go to a
“frog auction.” These weren’t live frogs being sold to the
highest bidder. Rather, these were frog statutes, frog stuffed
animals, frog ornaments...anything that was froggy. The
auction she attended was hosted by a lady who was
moving and had to clear out her “frog room.”

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HOW I LOVED TO LEARN FROM INSECTS

By FRANK MCKINNEY

Before I started keeping tropical fish, I began with creatures further down on the
evolutionary chain, although not necessarily always lower on the food chain. BUGS!
Insects, spiders, creepy crawlers and swimmers, you name it.
To a 10-year-old boy, only dinosaurs rival the appeal of bugs. And in Florida — where I
grew up — there are a LOT of bugs. Just ask anyone who’s ever held or attended a picnic
or barbeque on southern summers.

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