Our Farming Friend

Everyone should have a friend that lives on a farm. We spent an hour at our friends farm today, and the most fascinating and spectacular thing about it was the simplicity.
The first thing I noticed was all three daughters playing tag in the large green grass field by the barn. Sandals were flipped off, socks and sneakers were strewn about which led to bare feet freely running through the grass. Tag, frisbee, soccer passing and just plain chasing each other were the first types of entertainment.
A visit to the pond elicited large splashes made by bullfrogs the size of a cat. These things can eat bats and here we are trying to catch them by hand. Our silence meant we were trying to catch them and spotting them took patience. It all paid off when little Emma fell feet first into the pond while trying to grab one of those suckers.
Our next visit was to a blue bird house which had a couple of blue eggs in a well constructed nest.
This was followed by a snake sighting! Was it a garter snake? I did not know or care as I quickly took charge and told my friend to grab it! He was hesitant, but I took charge again and goaded him some more and gave him some handy hard to find advice by saying, "Grab him by the tail." I also told him that it was a garter snake which means that it is not poisonous as long as you believe that it is a garter snake which I was pretty sure probably it was maybe.

My pal seized the tail and we all pet the snake! What a feat! Speaking of feet, those sandals and sneakers were in high demand now, especially because this snake was now hidden in that soft, cushiony grass they all previously loved to abound in.
Alas! More simplicity! My daughters picked eggs! How cool! Especially when our funny one, nicknamed Lucy, picked a fake wooden egg. This egg entices the hens to lay every night.
From there, we all climbed a fifty year old wooden ladder and spent a few minutes in the hay loft. But there was a chicken nest up there and we had to check that one too. It was very cool to see how the hay was hoisted up and dragged across the loft to be stored in the top of the barn!
But wait! There's more!
The girls rapaciously ate green sugar peas until it started to rain cats and dogs. Then we left. Overall, an awesome trip to a friend's farm that lasted about an hour!
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