A trip to Cousin Tom and Cousin Jack's (Tom is below) always involves a lot of wildlife.
This trip featured a big Tiffany-blue frog.
Ask Jack the Game Ranger about the genus and species. Ask Tom, the welder and Renaissance man, how to cook it.
A few moments ago, this frog was a princess. However, stuff happens:
Here's a shop dog. We don't know its name, but it has a brother named Tank. This dog has adapted well to life in Tom's welding shop.
Characteristics: friendly, elderly, itchy, puts up with small children.
Batch o' kittens. Third batch of the summer. Five survivors from and original batch of 7, born during a heat wave. Mother lives at Tom's. Father lives . . . oh, never mind. In this picture, they are two days old; eyes not yet open.
*Photo credits go to Lydia, who can take pictures of things that are squirmy.
Not pictured are Tom's goats, chickens, and several more dogs. All with loads of personality, just like Cousin Tom.
It's worthwhile to note that there are lots more animals at Tom and Jack's that no longer have a pulse. He and Jack are expert hunters, fishers, and fish-fryers, and you're never sure what you might find in the freezer (hmm, crane? bobcat maybe? is that an owl in there?). They are past masters at noodling (catching catfish with your hands); our cousin could have been featured in the documentary Okie Noodling, but he wasn't about to have his best fishing holes revealed to the wider world.
Hahahahahahahahahahahaha! Doesn't Cousin Tom know that he has to season and cook the frog before he puts his lips on it? (It's a beautiful blue. I wish my skin were silky green and blue like that frog's.) Excellent photographic skills, Lydia, but don't bring home any more kittens! xoZ
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