蛙の落書き

3月21日（日）晴時々雨

テーブル・ランドに向かうハイウエイ沿いの岩に描かれた蛙の絵。岩の亀裂を口に見立てたケアンズNo.2の傑作。僕たちがケアンズに引っ越した3年前には既にありました。紫外線で色が褪せるはずですが、どうやら定期的に補修している模様。片側を通行止めにして足場を組まないと作業は不能だから、警察も黙認しているようです。吸盤のある緑色の蛙は熱帯雨林の人気者ですが、ケーン・トードの食害で絶滅の危機。

No.1の傑作

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Graffiti of frog
Sun. March 21 : fine occasionally rainy

This is graffiti of a frog painted on the rock beside the highway bound for Table Land. It is the second greatest masterpiece in Cairns that uses the crack of the rock for the mouth of the frog. It has been there since 3 years ago when we moved to Cairns. The colors must be faded under ultraviolet, but it is likely to be repaired regularly. As it looks impossible to work on it unless you build the footing on the road with one-lane closed, it seems that the police give silent consent to it. The green frogs with suckers are popular in the tropical rain forest but they are in danger of extinction due to verminous damage of sugar canes.

the greatest masterpiece