Somewhere between the cute and tiny toadies that are barely more than tadpoles and the enormous monster of a frog in ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ comes this big guy. After the heavy rains we’ve had of late, I walked out to inspect the pool and found him (or her or them) swimming in the shallow end. It was the largest one I’ve ever encountered in all our years here, and I ran inside to have Andy get him out. That’s what husbands are for, right?
While I’m not prone to anthropomorphizing creatures, this one lends itself to human traits all too easily. Such expression, such stunning beauty, such gorgeous camouflage – as I leaned down to get its close-up, I almost started talking to it.
So that’s where we are at folks – rain and insane.
I did not kiss it.
That’s what husbands are for.
