When we first moved into our new house, the sort of fountain pond thing out by the pool was full of tadpoles and green water. It was a bit unsightly but other than the fact that the tadpoles kept trying to spread to the pool, it wasn’t too alarming.

Frog Pond Fountain

What was alarming was the screaming of the frogs in the evening. As often as I looked, I couldn’t see the frogs but I could sure hear them. They were deafening! Some people might want to get rid of the frogs. That didn’t cross my mind. I like to complain.

A few months ago, while trying to fix the pool pump after I got a little too aggressive with the pool vacuum (did I mention I’m a new homeowner and I break stuff?), my husband figured out how to drain the pond.

The frog screaming stopped. I miss it. …. And I feel guilty.

So, is it too late? If I fill up the pond again, will the frogs come back?

I like porcupine fish. They’re slow and easy to follow – no darting off before you can get a nice good look or even a picture. And they have such big eyes so the pictures are cool!

Big Eyed Porcupine Fish

This is a porcupine fish I saw in Florida. We have a lot of them around here and sometimes they can get pretty big. This is an average sized one.

Porcupine Fish

Porcupine fish come in all shapes and sizes. You can find them all over the world.

Porcupine Fish Around the World

Here are a few images of some porcupine fish from around the world – you can see that there are a lot of varieties.

Galapagos Porcupine Fish

Porcupine Fish from Vietnam

Porcupine Fish Australia

Even just in the Caribbean, there are several different kinds. For more information about porcupine fish in Florida, you can check out the Florida Museum of Natural History.

Joining a dive club can be a great way to meet new dive buddies. On the recommendation of our friends Don & Cathy, we signed up with the South Florida Dive Club almost right after we arrived here in Florida. These guys are great – they typically refer to themselves as a Drinking Club with a diving problem. They have lots of great social events and even though we don’t get out to the meetings or even the events very often, we have still made some great friends.

We don’t just dive with them – we go to football games, picnics and lots of other fun things. I love divers – they’re so fun.