Today, I leave for California and Irene's nursing school graduation.
Last night, I had a late-night visitor.
Amos did the dishes while I picked out some clothes and refilled my travel toiletries, and afterward, I took out the house trash. I walked down the stairs and along the dim sidewalk, and out in the grass
something
moved.
I jumped.
It jumped.
It was a toad!
I was very excited, so I chased him around the lawn for a bit, trying to work up the courage to snatch him. I cornered him on the sidewalk between the railroad tie flower bed and my kitchen garbage bag and finally
grabbed.
I tossed the trash and tried to think of what to say to announce our visitor's presence to Amos.
"Look what I found!"
Amos was not as excited as I was, but he did look at Hopper the toad and make some nice noises. :)
I stuck Hopper in an old yogurt container and left him on the counter while I went to get the camera.
Hopper did not like the camera.
As soon as the lens appeared over the lip of the yogurt tub,
he jumped.
I jumped!
(and shrieked)
He jumped again and flew from the counter to the carpet. I managed to get him back in the yogurt tub and covered him with an Aldi ad while I searched for a more secureprison box. I found an empty box and asked Amos to unfold some freezer dinner boxes for the bottom in case Hopper...had an accident.
(I hadn't taken out the recycling in a while, hence the available freezer dinner boxes and yogurt container.)
Hopper calmed down in his newprison box and I got some really good pictures of him before releasing him and he
hopped
hopped
hopped away.
Click to enlarge the pictures, and check out the cool pattern in Hopper's eyes.
Last night, I had a late-night visitor.
Amos did the dishes while I picked out some clothes and refilled my travel toiletries, and afterward, I took out the house trash. I walked down the stairs and along the dim sidewalk, and out in the grass
something
moved.
I jumped.
It jumped.
It was a toad!
I was very excited, so I chased him around the lawn for a bit, trying to work up the courage to snatch him. I cornered him on the sidewalk between the railroad tie flower bed and my kitchen garbage bag and finally
grabbed.
I tossed the trash and tried to think of what to say to announce our visitor's presence to Amos.
"Look what I found!"
Amos was not as excited as I was, but he did look at Hopper the toad and make some nice noises. :)
I stuck Hopper in an old yogurt container and left him on the counter while I went to get the camera.
Hopper did not like the camera.
As soon as the lens appeared over the lip of the yogurt tub,
he jumped.
I jumped!
(and shrieked)
He jumped again and flew from the counter to the carpet. I managed to get him back in the yogurt tub and covered him with an Aldi ad while I searched for a more secure
(I hadn't taken out the recycling in a while, hence the available freezer dinner boxes and yogurt container.)
Hopper calmed down in his new
hopped
hopped
hopped away.
Click to enlarge the pictures, and check out the cool pattern in Hopper's eyes.
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| Yo. Howdy. How ya doin. |
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| Check out his crazy eyes! |
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| Cool skin... |
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| Public Frienemy #1 ;) |
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| Jumpy the fishing lure and Hopper the toad...not very original, but fun ;) |
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