#Frog Tree Games

[frogcultorg]

🌟🐸SURPRISE FROGGY POP-UP!!!🐸🌟

Frog Con is having its very first in-person event at Mr. Surprise in Toronto, Canada from Oct 5–26, 2023!!

Froggy merch from these previous featured artists (and the founder), will be available for you to oggle at with your very own eyes! 👀

[ilaso]

Mini Tom visits the Frog Con popup at Mr. Surprise in Toronto, Canada! It's on until Oct 26!

[ganondoodle]

(concept 1)

(refined design)

more totk rewritten/botw 2 concept wips

im removing the mayoi (frogs in caves) bc i dont like how satori and its aesthetic was turned from something mysterious and otherwordly to yet another collectable-

so im turnign the frog idea into a single thing living in the underground as a counterpart to satori itself- perhaps it resides in a giant tree growing from the ceiling bc i ASLO didnt like how there was that at first cool looking underground tree with all the rumis (rabbit things) but then it was quite literally nothing (again)

this idea is pretty new so i am still working on the details, im all ears for suggestions :P

[toadtaverngame]

If you like games like Coffee Talk and Va11halla...

you should check out, Toad Tavern 🐸

Toad Tavern is a 1920s bartending sim where you mix drinks, master recipes, and learn about your froggy clientele.

Toad Tavern is currently being developed by a team of 14 people located in Puerto Rico. If you want to see more of the game, follow our development here and on all our other channels.

[gears2gnomes]

SGDQ 2023 - Lil Gator Game

“The wielder of Stick-Stick.”

[angrybatart]

Something I decided was in NEED of drawing/concepting tonight at work: Season of the Unknown.

(Only name I could think of for a Over the Garden Wall themed season. PLEASE let me know if it's already taken!)

From Greg, you get: an emote (not sure what he'd teach you; he has SOOOO many expressions), the teapot hat for his elephant costume, Rock Facts Rock (probably just a decorative prop), frog plush (sits on your Sky Kid's head instead of back when not in use, and makes a OtGW frog croak/sound when hugged instead of a squeak), his overalls (sorry; shoes are not separate), and, I was thinking, a music sheet for one of his songs. Hard to pick between Potatoes and Molasses and Adelaide's House Parade.

[lonelywretchjervistetch]

The State Bird Initiative: New Jersey (#3) - Results

Another week, another poll! And this one...this one had the results in super fast. So, we're gonna get right into it, as well as the personal choices by the SBI. But OK, which species does Tumblr think should be the State Bird of New Jersey?

Which of the following should be the state bird of New Jersey, the Garden State?

Look...I'd be lying if I said I didn't vote for that one, too.

SBI Elected State Bird of New Jersey: Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)

The American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) has been replaced by popular vote by the Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) in the latest polls! And there's a part of me that wonders if this is for the meme...and there's a part of me that thinks this actually makes sense.

Read the original post here if you want my rationale, but...yeah, I stand by this being a good choice. NJ is a coastal state with a long coastline and a strong beach culture, to the point where "the Shore" is a recognized area in the state with an international reputation. And yes, while other shorebirds could be associated with the state, the Laughing Gull is essentially the only one whose breeding population heavily depends on its Jersey population. Plus, it's a recognizable and iconic bird with a known presence, and could easily be associated with the state it's been selected for. I can dig it. Just sayin'. And yeah, this is the bird chosen as a personal choice by the SBI as well. If you'd like to see the other personal choices from the SBI, stick around after the jump! And if this is all you were waiting for, then no worries! Check out Georgia's entry and give it a vote while you can!

The State Birds Initiative Personal Pick - New Jersey (#3)

State Game Bird of New Jersey (SBI): Brant (Branta bernicla)

Wait...WHAT THE HELL IS THAT? I never brought this bird up as a contender for State Bird? So, what is it doing here? Well, I never brought this guy up for State Bird because they don't breed in New Jersey, and honestly couldn't come up with a solid argument for it to be in that position. However, it was always a contender for State Game Bird, because New Jersey is home to the largest population of this goose, the Brant (Branta bernicla), on the eastern coast, with other concentrations being in Virginia and Rhode Island. But they'll get different birds for this category.

Now, time to talk further about what a State Game Bird is. Game birds are not a single taxonomic classification; rather, they're a sociological one. These are birds prioritized for hunting, usually for culinary purposes, if not just for sport. While they come from a few taxa, the vast majority of game birds belong to orders Galliformes (chickens, pheasants, quail, etc.) and Anseriformes (ducks and geese). The Brant represents our first member of the latter in this category! New jersey is known for its Brant hunting, and the state has major regulations during its Brant hunting season for conservation purposes. I could've put the Snow Goose (Cher caerulenscens) here as well, since New Jersey actually prioritizes hunting of this overpopulated bird...but the purpose of this is to promote birds of conservation interest that have a significant role in the state, and the Brant fits this a lot better than the Snow Goose. With that, let's move on!

State Raptor of New Jersey (SBI): Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonicus)

The Gray Ghost wins the category of State Raptor of New Jersey! This one, of course, I put in the original post and poll, and it unfortunately didn't get far at all. Not sure why, since it's the logo for the New Jersey Audubon Society, it represents a major ecosystem in the state, and it's generally a pretty cool bird. But, hey, that's the price of democracy. Either way, the Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonicus) is a charismatic raptor of conservation concern, and a generally pretty neat bird all around. Check out the original post for more details on this guy, but for now, we'll move on!

SBI's Big Fifty - New Jersey: Saltmarsh Sparrow (Ammospiza caudacuta)

So, in my original post, I mentioned that the Saltmarsh Sparrow (Ammospiza caudacuta) wasn't a great fit for State Bird due to its similarity to other sparrows, and that would be difficult for the average citizen to parse out. A sparrow is a sparrow is a sparrow, right? Well, not to birders it ain't! This is a pretty big bird for any birder's life list, mine included, making it an important focus for that community. So, in order to give the sparrow its day in court, the Saltmarsh Sparrow wins the prize for New Jersey's representative in SBI's Big Fifty, adding it to the countrywide scavenger hunt that this list represents. Sorry, Massachusetts, I know you could've had this one, too. I'll give you a neat one, I promise.

State Conservation Focus of New Jersey (SBI): Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus)

OK, so, the Conservation Focus of New Jersey is sort of disingenuous in this entry, since the bird is far less of a focus than its habitat, but I'll use it as the symbol of the habitat. The Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) is an accessible symbol for the average person to see when going to the ecologically significant (and always in danger) New Jersey Pine Barrens, also representing a larger community of birds with which it tends to be geographically associated. But more than that, the real symbol of the Pine Barrens isn't quite as accessible. For that reason, there really should be two focuses for the Pine Barrens, one for bird people, and one for ecologists. And if you know anything about the New Jersey Pine Barrens, I think you know what the other symbol is.

Now, to be fair, the Pine Barrens Tree Frog (Dryophytes andersonii) is, despite the name, not endemic to the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Instead, it can be found in the Carolinas and the Florida Panhandle, all in isolated areas and...well, pine barrens. But, its populations are decreasing in size, with the Georgia population already extirpated, and is a species of conservation concern. Frogs are, of course, less easy to spot than birds, especially nocturnal ones like the tree frog. So, it's not a great public symbol of the forests as a result, but is still an important inhabitant of the New Jersey Pine Barrens. So, consider this another conservation focus endorsed by SBI. And for the record, it's actually the state frog of North Carolina, so it hasn't been completely shafted!

And with that, we've reached the end of the personal choices by the SBI for ornithological state representatives! Be sure to check out the Georgia poll currently running; still a day or two for votes to be counted!

See you next time, and happy birding!

[sinecosinewheel]

just found the ash lake in ds1 for the first time. god damn.

[darbyhunterart]

Preview of my animal loteria board!

I’ve been working hard core on this and I have 40 of 54 cards done

I can’t wait to turn this into a real board!!!

[wingsofahoneybee]

i don’t normally design trees because they make me want to die a thousand deaths but i really really wanted my mine entrance to be in the trunk of a big rad tree so here we are

[winwin17]

1 and 8?

Thanks for the ask! I appreciate people participating in the first ask game I've posted. 😊

Okay, for #1, a book that's impacted me. One book that really made me feel things was Song of the Tree Frogs by J.W. Kitson. It's a book that would need a LOT of trigger warnings, but I feel like it really shows how life can look for people who suffer from PTSD and abuse, etc. But honestly, the beautiful thing in this book is its focus on the power of the love and support between two brothers. A lot of books seem to focus on other relationship types, but this was beautiful representation of the power of brotherly love. It doesn't exactly have a *happy* ending, but it is so impactful. I totally cried (although I was already invested in the topic of PTSD and such for other reasons). So for those who can manage that type of content, I definitely recommend it.

And for #8 - a character I love to talk about! Well, the fictional love of my life is absolutely Jupiter North from the Nevermoor series, and I do love to talk about him. 😄 I don't know that I'll stick with the series (it's not finished yet), but this dashing, charismatic, kind hearted ginger man will always have my heart! It's honestly probably the dad vibes that captured me a lot, the way he adopts a young girl with a past filled with rejection and isolation, and to whom I can relate a good deal. Jupiter is funny, intelligent, talented, charitable, and so loving. I only wish he were real so I could marry him lol 😂

[gebo4482]

The Flat

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[toadtaverngame]

Who else is part of the Madame Tree fanclub?

OC meme i saw floating on twitter, so we had to indulge :] art by @abd1fo

[viralarcadian]

was just wondering how hateful it wouldve been if either botw or totk had something like the gold skulltula side quest but then i realized it does and it's the bubbul frog side quest

[just-a-fsh]

Some posters I made for my brothers game.

Hibiscus the red eyed tree frog

Benny the jumping spider

[dougielombax]

MGS3 be like:

yeah sure, let me just put an entire fucking hornet’s nest in my pocket.

And now I will eat this deadly tree frog and start tripping absolute balls.