Amphibian Graffiti
I love nice cars. In another life, I might have been a bit of a rev head. I love the latest Land Cruisers and Lexus and Audi convertibles, as a girl I had posters of Lamborghinis plastered on my bedroom wall ! (I have an eye for expensive things… sadly, not the wallet to follow through!) And even though our Prado has seen better days, I do love it’s styling and still take a bit of pride in it (when I have the energy to wash the vivid red dirt from it’s surfaces and orifices).
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So I waited with great interest when Mr Incredible’s brother and family arrived up for Christmas in his spanking new BMW four-wheel-drive. I’m not sure it had ever seen a real dirt road before and despite serious efforts by pretty much every member of my family to convince him to “give it a real go“, “take it for a bit of a bush bash” and let them “go for a spin“, his baby stayed snugly in the carport their entire stay here at Granite Glen. Locked. My father failed to conceal his extreme disappointment. He always wanted a something a bit flash like a new expensive Volvo, but could never convince my practical Ma to convert from her love affair with the Ford Falcon station wagon. I take after my father in all kinds of scary ways!
I’m ashamed to say that I was therefore delighted to notice evidence that the shiny ice-blue Beamer’s bush visit didn’t go totally unrewarded (or unmarked) by it’s sojourn into the Queensland sticks…
Now normally I’m not much on the wonders of Kermit or anything slimy … but this was such a fabulous example of Amphibian Graffiti!
Doncha think?
Well done my little green friend.
My brother-in-law was quite good-natured about the slippery scrawl, but has since thought to mention how difficult red dirt is to remove!
Yar.
Tell me about it!
8 Comments
sues2u2
lol! We have brown dirt that’s almost as hard but no real frogs; all of the snakes have eaten them!
I have to admit though that the frog “graffiti” is actually kinda intriguing!
Reddirt Woman
Love the amphib art!! Kind of a statement about leaving it in the carport and not taking that puppy out for a good trial.
Almost even better a razzing than any of you 2 leggers could have given your brother-in-law.
Too funny!!!
Helen
Brianna
Never saw frog graffiti before, but after eyeballing your Prado, I’d suggest that the next time you go shopping, you pick a reddish orange colored car.
Debby
Sorry BB, that was me back there. I didn’t realize Brianna was logged in.
Gem
Very cute art work! White cars just aren’t made for the bush are they? Neither are navy blue – which we have !
Mom L
I love the amphibian comments left by the unknown critter – frog? lizard? iguana? or goanna? Looks like a love affair with a tire!
Nancy in Atlanta
Kate
Okay that is so cute! i love those little feet. You can see the little amphibian strut he has going on. That makes me miss the geckos in my house when i lived in Hawaii. The lizard and amphibians in Utah aren’t as friendly (and when you try to catch them their tails fall off, it’s horrifying, yet i keep trying). Tell your BinL that the Beamer looks good decorated with red dirt and footprints 🙂
Pencil Writer
What a lovely froggy footprint pattern! How can you NOT love that?