Godson

Godson...(aka Nature Boy)

As my brother wrote: "When this kind of thing is going on,

it is inevitable that he'll end up in the pond.

Sure enough, he was fully submerged about 10 minutes later."

Thanks, little bro, for letting me share your photo...

tho I didn't even ask...uh-oh...

Godson Dodgie with a small ringneck snake he found on our

first walk to the valley below our folks MO home.

Photo courtesy of my brother, also Dodgie's dad, Bill. Thanks!

Wading in the creek - and staying dry - isn't as easy as it looks!

(And this one is my photo.)

This one's easy! G is for Godson, (aka Nature Boy). Dodgie is my Godson, and to this day I am so honored to have had that title bestowed upon me. While we were all in Missouri, we went on several hikes to the creek bottom down the hill from our folk's home. Needless to say, it's beautiful there and there's always something new to experience. On our first foray, Dodgie found a ring-neck snake which his father captured beautifully, as you can see. Our second trip wasn't quite as dry. We hit the rock slabs of the creek bed and off came Dodgie's shoes. Despite numerous warnings from his dad (my brother, Bill) that the immersed rocks were mighty slick, Dodgie just knew wading was something he had to do. And, no, Dad, I won't get wet! That lasted all of two steps into the water. You can see the results in the second photo.

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xoabb

expect anything!