More Critters- becoming a boring topic around here, since the kids find more critters than the average scientist. Critter #1 for this week comes from our driveway, baking in the sun. A small black and white king snake that the kids (and Dad) have now decided to keep, for God knows how long. It has already escaped, in our den, and I threaten to move out if they did not find it. They did find it and I photographed it in case it got out again and lost its life (just kidding I am not going to kill it). Critter #2 for this week is an assortment of frogs and toads, caught by you know who, Logan the "frog whisperer". Steven took her and Nolan to the Draper Wildlife Management Area and they came home with 25-30 critters (poor things are still in the container). Critter #3 for this week is Timmy the turtle. Timmy is a box turtle that we found 2 years ago. We adorned his shell with a BIG T, in red fingernail polish, and then sent Timmy on his merry way. Months would pass and Timmy, with the T, would come and visit. For the past 2 years we have seen Timmy our property. It has been quite awhile since the last encounter, until last night in the road, Steven saved Timmy. He has grown and shed his "T" but we will help him before releasing him and paint his shell once more. It is only Wednesday and one can only guess what other critters will be found the remainder of the week!
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The snake is tasting one of the frogs that Logan found.
1 comment:
I love the story about Timmie the turtle. As far as the snake goes, ah, watch me run!! I grew up as a "girly girl" with dolls and everything else feminine, and, I learned to be afraid of critters. I've always loved animals, even the critters, but at a distance!! It's great that the Hamel kids are learning to respect and appreciate, and even like, critters, and that they have parents who let them bring them home.
Love, Gramma Linda
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