We still have standing water from a couple of days of rain. This frog decided to take up residence in the puddle close to our dining room window.

Hubby got a good closeup.

We still have standing water from a couple of days of rain. This frog decided to take up residence in the puddle close to our dining room window.

Hubby got a good closeup.

I hope Mother Nature isn’t fooling around with us. Our Lady Banks roses are in full bloom. They usually bloom in mid-March. A late, hard freeze would be devastating.

The Friday Fictioneer Challenge: Write a 100-word story based on the photo.

Photo copyright Sarah Potter
Spring Into Action
First day of spring; Arthur’s favorite day of the year. People who make resolutions in January are idiots, he decided. He believed the first day of spring is the day to renew, recharge one’s soul.
Getting out of bed, he changed into his running clothes, looking forward to arriving at the park just before dawn, greeting the sun as it peeked over the horizon. As he opened the door, snowflakes from a late winter storm blew into Arthur’s face, hinting at the brutal bleakness waiting for him, should he go outside.
Good grief, Arthur thought. I’m going back to bed.
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To read other Friday Fictioneer stories based on this photo, select the smiley blue frog.

Photo taken with my iPhone.
This winter was quite short, as our central Texas February temperatures are in the 70s and 80s. I even saw some Mountain Laurel trees starting to bloom. I look forward to hiking at McKinney Falls State Park soon.


