Why, certainly,' said the good-natured Rat, jumping to his feet and dismissing poetry from his mind for the day. 'Get the boat out, and we'll paddle up there at once. It's never the wrong time to call on Toad. Early or late he's always the same fellow. Always good-tempered, always glad to see you, always sorry when you go!' Anctil, Gabriel (5 September 2007). "Le Devoir: 50 years of On The Road—Kerouac wanted to write in French". Le Devoir (in French). Quebec, Canada . Retrieved 2010-12-13. Cooke, A.S. The role of road traffic in the near extinction of common toads ( Bufo bufo) in Ramsey and Bury. Nat. Cambs. 53, 45–50 (2011).

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O, pooh! boating!' interrupted the Toad, in great disgust. Silly boyish amusement. I've given that up LONG ago. Sheer waste of time, that's what it is. It makes me downright sorry to see you fellows, who ought to know better, spending all your energies in that aimless manner. No, I've discovered the real thing, the only genuine occupation for a life time. I propose to devote the remainder of mine to it, and can only regret the wasted years that lie behind me, squandered in trivialities. Come with me, dear Ratty, and your amiable friend also, if he will be so very good, just as far as the stable-yard, and you shall see what you shall see!' Adult toads actually begin their seasonal breeding migrations in the preceding autumn, but cease moving in winter when it is cold, before restarting their migration as the weather warms. Toads are essentially nocturnal animals, and hence they do not begin appearing at the barrier until dusk, which in early February can be as early as 5pm. If the weather at that time is cold – below about 7°C – the toads stop moving. But if the weather is mild (>7°C), and especially if it is also raining, a lot of toads can be on the move. Knowing this, it is possible to have plenty of volunteers present when conditions suggest that a lot of toads will be arriving at the barrier. On the Road influenced an entire generation of musicians, poets, and writers including Allen Ginsberg. Because of Ginsberg's friendship with Kerouac, Ginsberg was written into the novel through the character Carlo Marx. Ginsberg recalled that he was attracted to the beat generation, and Kerouac, because the beats valued "detachment from the existing society," while at the same time calling for an immediate release from a culture in which the most "freely" accessible items—bodies and ideas—seemed restricted. Ginsberg incorporated a sense of freedom of prose and style into his poetry as a result of the influence of Kerouac. [29] Concern for the toad population at Oaken Grove led to the creation of the first toad tunnels in the UK[3], an idea that had already found use in mainland Europe for over a decade previously. Two tunnels were constructed just below the surface of the road with an extensive fence erected to funnel the toads to the entrances. Although it is stated[ 3] that many toads passed through the tunnels in the year they were created, little subsequent information was gathered on how successful, or not, they were.Cowley, Malcolm; Young, Thomas Daniel (1986). Conversations with Malcolm Cowley. University Press of Mississippi. p. 111.

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No visit to the Cape Winelands is complete without a stop-over at Nederburg’s family-friendly The Manor restaurant and wine tasting hub in Paarl. Located in the... ALL-TIME 100 Novels: The Complete List". TIME Magazine. 2005. Archived from the original on October 19, 2005.Johnston, Allan (Spring 2005). "Consumption, Addiction, Vision, Energy: Political Economies and Utopian Visions in the Writings of the Beat Generation". College Literature. 32 (2): 103–126. doi: 10.1353/lit.2005.0028. JSTOR 25115269. S2CID 144789716. Adults undergo a spawning migration each spring, requiring them to travel from their terrestrial environment – they spend most of each year in woods, meadows and even gardens – to a pond or lake to breed. That return journey often involves crossing a road and therein lies the problem. Amphibians generally move slowly and their road sense is non-existent. The inevitable outcome is that many die on the roads, run over by traffic as they travel to their spawning pond or while returning from it. Between the towns of Henley-on-Thames and Marlow, in southern England, a large common toad population lives in an area known as Oaken Grove.

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This is a converted pub. The food is pretty good (especially the pizzas and ribs). The service is also very good (except when they're very busy, then it's a bit slow which is understandable). The prices are average.The Rat looked around him. 'I understand,' said he. 'Boating is played out. He's tired of it, and done with it. I wonder what new fad he has taken up now? Come along and let's look him up. We shall hear all about it quite soon enough.' Glorious, stirring sight!' murmured Toad, never offering to move. 'The poetry of motion! The REAL way to travel! The ONLY way to travel! Here to-day—in next week to-morrow! Villages skipped, towns and cities jumped—always somebody else's horizon! O bliss! O poop-poop! O my! O my!' In April and May the lake is filled with toad tadpoles. Unlike frog tadpoles, they often form large aggregations. Once metamorphosis is complete – it takes about eight weeks on average – tiny toads, called toadlets, leave the lake. Instinctively they know which direction to head in: it is north to the woods – and the dangers of the road. Toad sat straight down in the middle of the dusty road, his legs stretched out before him, and stared fixedly in the direction of the disappearing motor-car. He breathed short, his face wore a placid satisfied expression, and at intervals he faintly murmured 'Poop-poop!' Welcome to Harties Harbour, situated in the Kommandonek Wildlife Resort, your one stop venue for the best that Hartbeespoort Dam has to offer. Daily Lunch and...