Nature and stuff

Apparently we have treefrogs out where we live! I talked to our neighbour yesterday about it and he confirmed it (he is an arbourist by the way!). This one was apparently quite big.

Yesterday, E and I went fishing down at the lake. The arbourist neighbour caught a bullfrog and his daughter came over to show us...I had NO idea they were so big. It was about 15 inches long with the legs outstretched, 8 inches with them tight to its body. It was about the size of a HUGE grapefruit and a LOT heavier.







This treefrog had amazing colouring...hard to describe...kindof a silvery-green colour. I was wondering how the heck it got way up on the deck railing...










Just a sunset!

Good mileage is awesome...

My latest mileage!!!
Assuming US gallon = 3.79L
Imperial gallon = 4.55L

31.4L - 560km = 6.907ImpGal/8.285USGal & 350 miles = 50.67 imperial MPG or 42.25 US MPG or 5.61 L/100km

34.8L - 608km = 7.655gal/9.18USGal & 380 miles = 49.64 imperial MPG or 41.39 US MPG or 5.72 L/100km

I am on MEGA-sticky street tires (Kumho Ecsta MX 205/40/17). I acheived this by filling the tank all the way up to the top of the neck and then refilling to the top again to determine volume burned. I accelerate very gently and shift at no higher than 2500 rpm. Each tank had two full throttle accelerations (For each tank: one was from a stop all the way through 1st and 2nd gear and then jumped to 5th to cruise, the second was only 3rd gear to pass a vehicle). I coast to a stop, no engine braking.

The first tank was on my drive to work which is 85% highway on which I usually maintain a speed of 82-87 kph. The second tank was a long drive to the Bruce Penninsula and I maintained the same speed and very few stops. So far I have ~1900 kms on the car! I am very impressed.

Cheers
T