Day 11 – 1-8-2011
Scott with one of the many baterpillars we found.
Today we went to Carrick beach and Cream O Galloway.
Helen: No, we went to the farm – it was McDonald the farm.
Helen, why do you always say we go to a farm?
Scott: It’s so funny.
Helen: Because… Eh… Eh… Cream O Galloway is a farm.
Scott: Why did you say it when we were in the place with a hut? We weren’t at a farm then.
Helen: Yes, we were. We went on Tuesday, Scotty Wotsit.
Scott: I’m not a Wotsit.
At the beach, we found some special creatures – what were they?
Helen: Max the horse?
Scott: What are they called?
Helen: Fish?
Shrimps?
Scott: Yes, I caught a shrimp all by myself – if any of you readers are amazed, please leave a comment.
That was amazing, but it’s not what I was thinking of – they were black and white and wriggly.
Scott: I know – the baterpillars.
What were they like?
Scott: They were bee coloured, but they were caterpillars – they were baterpillars.
Were they cute?
Helen: Yes, they were.
Day 12 – 2-8-2011
Another day, another creature. Just wait until you see what kind of creature we were playing with today (Wednesday)...
This morning, we went pond dipping near the cottage, then went to the Chocolate Factory and then Mummy ran in the Gatehouse of Fleet 10k. So…
Scott: In pond dipping, I caught a newt all by myself.
Helen: Mummy caught three frogs with her bare hands.
Was catching the newt exciting?
Scott: Very.
Helen: Not.
What was the newt like?
Scott: At first, I thought it was a water snake, but then when you came along you told me it was a newt so I knew. It was so nice – I held it and we did a nice picture when it was peering out… Nice for a picture.
And then we caught those little scorpion things.
Scott: Yeah, yeah – Daddy you forgot very first things we caught – two boatmen. They live underwater.
They were quite easy to catch, though.
Scott: Daddy, newts are almost impossible.
That’s why I said I would give you a reward for catching one all by yourself.
Scott: (big smile)
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