The Ugly Frog - TM

06/04/2026

good morning froggies...

06/04/2026

06/03/2026

lake st clair...3 June 2026.. 12" and 16" smallmouth bass so far...
was out there from a little bit before 4pm I believe or there abouts. From launch until 6pm I fished right in front of the beach known as Metro Beach. and that is where I caught the first smallmouth bass of the season a 12" and then on the next pass it was followed up with a 16" chunker. . . had a couple more hits thru the rest of the adventure but nothing else landed. At 6:15 Tiffany of the Aquapoeticka appeared on the scene to enjoy some big water fishing. We headed out again and fished until about 8:30pm. Had a couple of hits and that was it but was still a grand time! My having been out there on the water rockin' and rollin for approximately 4.5 hours it is 10:42 and still experiencing quite a bit of disembarkation syndrome as I type this. Someone stop rocking the bar stool mannnn! haha. . . Great time out on the water!

06/01/2026

good morning humans

remember to listen to

nature's performance

05/31/2026

good morning classical lifelong scholars and nature lovers! hoping your day is good!

05/30/2026

https://mnfi.anr.msu.edu/species/description/11490/Emydoidea-blandingii

Blandings turtle is rare and of "special concern" but not technically endangered in Michigan.

The Blanding’s Turtle is a medium-sized turtle with adult carapace lengths ranging from 6 to 11 inches (15-28 cm). The carapace (i.e, top part of shell) is usually black with yellowish spots and streaks and is dome-like, elongated, and smooth. The plastron (i.e., bottom part of shell) typically is...

05/30/2026

A nature and reading books inspired song i wrote in the late evening of 27 May 2026..no effects, no frills and fresh mistakes, but you get the idea...i intended on making a multi track recording of it tonight, but ran out of soul fuel tonight...

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I had performances lined up for all summer n fall and cancelled them all, so i could focus on songwriting and other things...this is the 1st song finished in that regard...it is the 1st song I wrote in well, well about two decades! The last one I believe being in 2009!

05/30/2026

Recap Video of Fort Gratiot Nature Pond Walk tonight 29 May 2026. . . 2.99 Miles. Mourning Cloak Butterfly, what I think is a baby blue racer snake. . . i am not a snake expert but seeing a little blue on his head i am thinking so. . . I did photo an adult blue racer a few years back which was cool will have to look that one up and compare with this little baby one. The highlight over all was a Blandings Turtle and exploring a newly mowed trail that was not there before that I noticed, at least not mowed like it is now. Was nice. Enjoy the virtual walk through my eyes.

I thought was an artifact in my lens that got worse or who knows what wrecked many photos tonight unfortunately, when I got home I thought I wonder if it is actually on the sensor given how dark the aberration was and YUP, that's where it was so i cleaned the sensor and voila no more of that! So tomorrow's nature photos after kayak fishing should be better i hope. Also I will clean the lens of the video camera so those specks are not on there. Hey this is a grass roots operation here, if you want high society video blogging etc, go to some other nature guy but not The Ugly Frog TM. . . LOL. . .

have a good night!

05/30/2026

GPS Track for Tonight's Leisurely and Enjoyable Walk Around the Fort Gratiot Nature Pond from roughly 5pm to 8:45pm.