Seriously, it has been one wet summer here. Today we drove to Lake Cumberland to spend the weekend with family. We pulled in the driveway to the cabin- and it started to rain.
We have 2 boys with us, and it didn't take long for them to get bored. Luckily, there was a break in the leaking skies, so we all scurried outside in search of earthworms for fishing later this weekend.
My husband and I went on night crawler patrol, and the boys took off towards the woods to explore. Soon enough, they returned asking for a Tupperware container, holding cupped hands out in front of them.
"Crap", I thought.
"Whatcha find boys?"I asked warily.
"Toads". Whew.
They had more success than we did, finding a total of 10 toads to put in their Tupperware container that we poked holes in. My husband and I only found a few worms big enough to skewer with a fishing hook.
Oh, and we found a baby copperhead. That was adventurous. I might have screamed a little...
All 10 toads now have names, and there are plans to have toad races tomorrow. The next search involved finding bugs for them to eat- which is where I graciously bowed out. I figured dealing with worms and snakes was enough for any mom in one day.
So today's pic celebrates a child's fascination with "catching" Mother Nature. Whether it was fireflies or toads, almost all of us can say at one time in our life we had a jar or box with holes in the top. It's still raining this evening, but the boys are happily playing Monopoly and I have an umbrella- in my Piña Colada.....
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