Will You Make Your Home in My Shoe?

It's getting about to be one of my favorite times of the year. Yes, it's spring and all but there's something really specific that I look forward to at home. My grandmother's house has rain gutters...like most houses, lol. Although, hers have these gray trays that sit in the dirt beneath the rain gutters like a slide to keep the rain moving as opposed to it pooling up right under the drain. These gray trays are the homes to the interesting creatures I enjoying finding every year.

Last year, it was the day after it rained. I knew they would be under there because they were trying to keep dry. I picked up the gray slide and found two beautiful creatures. One was the mother and the other, a baby.....frogs :D. They croak, they run around, and they hide. One time, I caught a big one and put it in my shoe. I wanted to know what my grandmother would think if I brought it in the house. I was worried that maybe she would have a heart attack and die but I was willing to take that risk, haha. (I knew she wouldn't...come on!). I brought it to her and said, "Look!!!" Like I was a five year old child exploring new places in the world and to me finding new animals when everyone already knew they existed.

This is the feeling I enjoy re-enacting every year :) And in case you were wondering what my grandmother said, "Get that out of here!!! What if it got loose in the house and I couldn't find it! Take him outside!!!!" Gotta love her!