Our Memorial Day

This Memorial Day Walker made a great but sad and reluctant decision to let his Salamander of 1 year free. He heard that our area is a natural habitat for them. He was relentless in looking and found it in a neighbors sprinkler box. It lived in our garage over the winter and survived on worms and crickets. We drove up Mink Creek and found it a marshy new home. We think it will be happy.

 

 

Walker found it at HUGE worm to eat before our final goodbyes!

 

The audience during the salamanders dinner.

 

Resting a few minutes later....Wes---soaked up to his knees (bum included) and happy as a clam, Whitney---being a girl of course, Wyatt---???..I suspect he is looking at a rock, bug, stick or weed, Walker---melancholy after saying farewell to his good friend.....

 

Whitney with the fattest worm on record--ewww

 

Wes with his gun shaped stick. Don't they find those anywhere?

 

Wyatt proud of his old man cane.

 

Walker with the longest worm....double eww.

 

Later in the day, excitement resumed with the installation of trampoline #2. The first one was left at our Washburn house when we moved.

 

 

Jeff had more help than he knew what to do with!

 

The first jump....(lasted about 30 seconds....Wes gave us plenty of heart palpitations jumping without the safety net. Please be assured that the net is now secured.)

 

Work complete=Happy man!