Karine brought Sam and David to 9 Lambert then followed
Grandpa and Grant out to Joy's Road just outside of Richmond
After donning their bug jackets, Sam and Grandpa went down
to the water and immediately found and caught a Leopard Frog. Success!
They let it go after admiring it and taking a few photos. But there seemed to be no other action, so
they decided it was time to launch the canoe.
Grant decided to stay with Karine and David, while Sam and
Grandpa pushed off in search of more frogs.
The area was extremely froggy looking, and we heard the occasional Green Frog
calling, but we could not see any. They
saw a Great Blue Heron and a painted Turtle, but no frogs!
They saw the others who had taken a path further along the
shore. After conferring, they decided to
head downstream to the railroad bridge.
They paddled right underneath but did not see a train, since one had
passed as they were launching. An
Eastern Phoebe posed obligingly.
They tried a bit of fishing with worms and Grandpa's new
Father's Day lures, but nothing was biting.
So they moved over to the near shore and started back towards the
landing.
Unexpectedly, Grandpa spotted a young Bullfrog, which he was
able to catch with the net. Then another
and another! Hey, where did they all
come from?
A couple more jumped away, but they got two in the
canoe. Sam excitedly ran up to show the
rest of the family the frogs in his nets.
Then he went back to the water to
let them go.
Then it was off to the bakery to get Sam a treat and some
cookies for Kirk (minus a few they ate).
They drove to the park at the foot of Lennox
Street
Finally, a surprise.
Grant spotted another frog at the shore - this time a Green Frog. They had had a wonderful morning, but David
was letting them know that he had had enough.
Time to head for home.
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