If you have read my blog at all, you know that we are no stranger to frogs and toads here at the Dyer home.
We have a basement window well, and from time to time a poor critter will find its way over the edge and down into the rocks. Its life is pretty much over at that point. There is no way out but through the house.
Recently Jack and I looked into the window and we counted ten toads hopping around in the well.
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So, I thought to myself...I could have these toads live out their final days in this well and cause great stink upon death, or I could send my three year old into the well with a charge to collect all of them.
Guess what Jack picked???
Did you count them?? TEN! He caught every one.
Then we took the old can with a small hole in the top outside for a release party.
Guess who didn't want to participate?
Jack!
He wanted to keep them forever.
Unfortunately for him, but very fortunate for the toads we come across - we have a rule in our house.
All critters must be released by the end of the day so that they can go home to their mommy's!
I had to talk him into releasing the toads.
We dumped them out into the back of his toy truck and watched them hop out.
The Great Escape!!
FREEDOM!
The release didn't last long.
As soon as the toads hopped out,
Jack scooped them right back up and returned them to the can.
2 comments:
Ha! That is so great! I love the pic of them close up trying to escape the truck. I can here Jack now debating about keeping them :). We have the same rule in our house, skitish moms think alike ;-)! I don't mind little boy finds, but not long term in my house!Tell Jack their mommies were glad to see them that night!
Cute pictures and story! Good rule about critters too ... I think I'll borrow it :)
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