Monday, October 5, 2009

His name is 'Baggins'!

I have a lot of pictures saved up for some short posts, so hopefully will get a few shorter posts on in quicker time, esp. with snow and colder temps outside to keep me inside!
We were very fortunate to find a young out-of-work man, one of JoAnn's friends to help us out in the yard for the last few weeks. Nate was a real help, and since he had some landscape knowledge and experience we really put him to work. Here is Nate's back, along with the insurance man working on re-structuring a berm we have out front. It needed to be spread out and the grass removed, so the beautiful tree could be featured. This is a blue spruce that Grandma Bethel gave us as a small sprout. The insurance man also used up some of the many lava rocks he had dug up in his work in the back yard.
While working Nate found a frog and brought him or her to me. I told him to wait a moment while I dashed for my camera. I told him the 'boys' would be delighted to see his find.
This frog definitely had a smile on it's face. Sam and Will, what kind of frog is it? The markings were beautiful, and it wasn't very big. But it did have a big 'froggy' voice.
Will the four of you decide on a name for this frog, and leave it in the comments section? Then I will add the name to the title of this blog. You are so good at names after all.

Just one of the joys of working in the outdoors...God's handiwork.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

And isn't it great to see the sun again. Loved the post. When my dad and I would go fishing on the Rogue river (when I was 5) by the end of the day his bait canister would be lacking worms and filled with frogs. Gotta love'em.
Kathy

Anonymous said...

Welcome Baggins. If he sticks around I have a cousin who works with Hollywood Animals (company name) as a trainer. Maybe he could croak in a movie or a commercial. Ya never know. My Aunt's ancient turtle Methusula (sp?) was just in a commercial for Target. Cracked me up. He earned his lettuce that day.

Kathy