Tub Talk

Hey there. I’m in the bathtub right now. I haven’t posted in ages, and it just hit me that I never post during the big things, the times when I’m sure a couple decades from now I’ll think, “I wonder what I was thinking during that global pandemic.” Well I don’t have any thoughts to share on the pandemic, but I will say that in the midst of everything seemingly changing, a lot feels mostly the same around our house. Sure, we are all schooling and working from home, but my semester just wrapped up, and I’m doing what I usually do this time of year, which is obsessing over nature.

Last summer we built a pond in the veggie garden, and this spring I’ve been adding plants and tadpoles and then feverishly photo documenting the view. This week we spotted our first frog, and after that day, it was never to be seen again. Hopefully it hopped off and happily hid somewhere nearby. The goldfish also spawned this week, so of course I ran to the pet store for a new tank so we could bring the eggs inside and watch the process unfold.

At this point, it’s a waiting game. My fingers are crossed that we get a couple new goldfish from eggs we found on the water hyacinth and that some frogs stick around the pond for good.