{"id":1094,"date":"2017-04-30T13:41:56","date_gmt":"2017-04-30T11:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/covertcabin.com\/?p=1094"},"modified":"2017-05-01T18:04:43","modified_gmt":"2017-05-01T16:04:43","slug":"froggy-went-a-courting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/covertcabin.com\/fr\/froggy-went-a-courting\/","title":{"rendered":"Froggy Went A-Courting&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1095\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1095\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1095 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/covertcabin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/P1050505-300x295.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/covertcabin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/P1050505-300x295.jpg 300w, https:\/\/covertcabin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/P1050505-768x756.jpg 768w, https:\/\/covertcabin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/P1050505-594x584.jpg 594w, https:\/\/covertcabin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/P1050505.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1095\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Froggy Frolics at Woodsman&rsquo;s cabin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Our region is dotted with many thousands of lakes which, in turn, are home to millions of frogs and toads.\u00a0 At this time of year we are serenaded by them each night.\u00a0 \u00a0I am not fluent in Frog, so I don\u2019t know exactly what they\u2019re singing about but it\u2019s undoubtedly something about sex and\/or property disputes.\u00a0 There is a strange synchronicity to their chorusing.\u00a0 One chap will spark up, then the others will all join in and the noise will build until their croaking reaches a crescendo, then suddenly, as if their bulbous eyes are all watching a conductor\u2019s baton, they will cease \u2018ensemble\u2019.\u00a0 (Although often, there\u2019s one troublemaker who misses his cue and carries on for a few extra bars).\u00a0 All will be quiet for a few minutes, before the whole band strikes up again!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the soundtrack of Spring and a wonderful thing.\u00a0 Not everyone thinks so though, recently a Dordogne couple prosecuted their neighbours over the noise nuisance of the frogs in a long-running court case that came to be known as \u2018Frogate\u2019!\u00a0 The case is still ongoing and has reached the highest levels of the justice system.\u00a0 Luckily for the frogs, they are a protected species, I\u2019m sure they will win when they get their day in court.\u00a0 If you\u2019d like to read more about the case (in French) click here <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sudouest.fr\/2016\/06\/23\/les-grenouilles-de-la-mare-de-grignols-sont-protegees-par-la-loi-2410724-2221.php\">http:\/\/www.sudouest.fr\/2016\/06\/23\/les-grenouilles-de-la-mare-de-grignols-sont-protegees-par-la-loi-2410724-2221.php<\/a>\u00a0 Or in English, click\u00a0here\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2016\/06\/10\/french-frogs-noisy-love-making-ruled-a-public-disturbance-in-row\/\">http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2016\/06\/10\/french-frogs-noisy-love-making-ruled-a-public-disturbance-in-row\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for the nightly frog chorus are available throughout May free of charge with every booking! 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