Frog of the Day

Indonesian Frog Flip Toy
Originally uploaded by KenCalvino.

Awoke to a very cold day today. Several times in the night I could hear ice hitting the bedroom window. Brrrrr! The Frog Wrangler and I did not want to get up this morning.

This frog is a flip toy. You squeeze the two wooden rods and the frog flips over a string on the other end. This is a wooden toy that was made in Indonesia. Throughout Southeast Asia frogs are considered good luck and bringers of fortune. That's why when you go to a Chinese restaurant there is often a frog somewhere near the counter.