Oh, Polliwog, where art thou?

We have been spending a lot of time outdoors lately. We hunted down some huge heron nests the other day. We then played on a flooded playground, splashed in a wading pool, and had a picnic.

After, we visited a nature center and found a ton of polliwogs!



You can see them in the photo below. They are all the black dots in the water.

We inspected them, and then released them back to their home.

 The insect larva, though, became food for these guys.

I love that the girls enjoy nature so much. Jia, especially, will pick up any amphibian, bug or spider. She has a big love for all creatures.

Later that night we tried to find more polliwogs at a nearby pond.

 Grandma and Grandpa came along to help.

 

The polliwogs were in hiding, but we did locate snails and a teeny crayfish.

 Willa made friends with the ducks, too.

What a pleasant day!