JJ is my wonderful 7 year old son. JJ is just finishing up first grade. We have about 4 more weeks, and we will complete the school year. He is quite a boy, and he is ALL boy!
One of his favorite things right now is crawdad hunting. We live about 5 miles out in the country in a little farm house, and we are surrounded by fenced-in pasture area. Back behind our little barn is a small creek. During the spring, there is an area of run off that stays about 1-2 feet deep. It is a haven for the tadpoles, frogs, and crawdads. Surrounded by weeds, blackberry bushes, and a small spindly tree, you find this crawdad and tadpole hole.
Several times a day right now, you will find JJ out there scooping up water and looking for crawdads. We even have a couple of “pet” crawdads that are living in a pan in the garage.
He also loves to catch the frogs. He is a great frog spotter. He can see those beady eyes sticking up around the edge of the pond even when they are hidden in the weeds. Yesterday, he caught a baby frog that was lurking on the edge of the pond. It was only about 1 ¼ inches long and ½ an inch wide. Of course, he does "catch-and-release" his finds (with the exception of our couple of crawdads living in the garage).JJ and Daddy Crawdad Hunting-April 2010
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