Our first night in Tiny Town was similar to many of those spent visiting with the Hub’s family, only this time, we were headed back to our own house to go to sleep. We’d had long day of packing the giant Uhaul and driving across the state (several multiples of hours long) and were all exhausted.
As we drove, I began to realize that I suffer from night blindness in a very real way! Without other headlights or street lamps to guide my way, I struggled to find my new home! Once we pulled into the driveway and exited the vehicle, I looked up and to my astonishment… there are actually stars up there! The most you could see from our house in the City were a few of the very biggest and most pronounced planets and stars but they had to be really aggressive to make it through the haze and glare coming from the city life below.
I pulled the Hubs beside me a pointed to the heavens and exclaimed, “Dear, I really think there are more stars here!” Of course he laughed, wouldn’t you?
The next night, we had gone back to my in-laws to celebrate the Hubs’ birthday and I had to run out to our vehicle to get something. When I turned around and shut the van door, I was startled to see something move on the ground. I couldn’t tell what it was because it was dark and it blended so well into the gravel in my in-law’s driveway. When I looked closer, it was an actual frog/toad! I’m not sure where it came from or why it felt necessary to leap (literally) out and scare me, but he did! Shocked and utterly delighted, I watched as he hopped across the rest of the drive and into darkness once more on what I am certain was a very froggy adventure.
Upon returning to the festivities, I exclaimed to my husband what I’d just seen and he just smiled at me and said, “Yes dear, we have them down the road at our house too!” He thought nothing of it! But, in the City, the closest I ever came to seeing an actual amphibian in nature was going into PetCo or PetSmart and viewing them through glass! Astonishing! I wish I’d had my phone with me to capture a real photo of the little bug eyed hopper! Alas, here you are, straight from Google instead:
I shall endeavor to remember my phone in the future!
Edit:
I remembered my phone and captured this shot the other night at OUR house!
PS. I’ve been told they are toads (not frogs) because of how large they are and that they are prevalent this time of year over here in Tiny Town!
Mermaid Out of Water 