Collecting My Amphibians
Keeping a collection is a great hobby. It is a great hobby and is different and unique just for me. There are many different facets to the art of building and keeping a collection. Maybe part of loving it is because I love to shop. There are some collectors who revel in the idea of knowing exactly what they have and the history behind the piece. Another group of hobbyist can find pleasure in how they show off their collected items in their home. Not only is there beauty in the piece that is collected there is also a tale telling the history of anything that has been collected. How a person deals with their collectibles is up to them, there is no right way to do it.
A person can enjoy the hobby of collecting just about anything and the amount they spends depends on how much they want to. A lot of people livelihoods come are tied to the idea of building collections. Scientists are collectors, museums and libraries are collections. Not only is it not just something that a person does on the side, it is what they have turned their career into. A hobby needs to involve things that are fun for a person to associate themselves with. It should be something they want to learn more about or just enjoy having. People collect for many different reasons but most of all it is just plain fun. For me my decision was to collect frogs. Collecting Frogs - a Fun Hobby for All Ages was something that I read that got me started on my journey and it has continued to be part of my life for many years and is now enjoyed by my whole family.
Where did I begin? I put all of the blame on my mom. When I was young we lived in a house that was surrounded by trees. It was kind of like living in a rural area. There was lots of nature surrounding us. My mother got the first piece in my collection. Why did she do it? Because of where we lived, it was important for me to have one in my room. I never got rid of that amphibian. My collection continued to expand as I found more things that I thought were appropriate. As important as it was to find more stuff, it was more important for me to retell how and why I got it to people. Each time I pick up one of my frogs it will stimulate a pleasant thought about its purchase or find or the person who gave it to me and that is the most fun about collectible frogs. The reason that I began to accumulate frogs was I enjoyed the way they made my house look. I have tried to maintain that integrity and theme for the most part. It is important for me to not have people think I am crazy because there are frogs just about anywhere they look in my home.
Frog collections are perfect decorations for both your home and your yard, and I can truly say I have an army of frogs and that I am proud to have www.myfrogcollection.com bookmarked as one of my favorite sites to visit on the internet. Collecting is only part of my interest in amphibians and I often find myself reading about them. My interest in these things has now grown beyond just my collection. Not only do I share the pieces I have on display, I also share the knowledge that I have garnered. I have become a resource for those that I know who want to understand the frog more. Not everyone understands my fascination with frogs and they may wonder what I see in them, but I’m okay with that. My collection of amphibians will always be there for me.
