Not Fruitful But Rewarding

I camped at Hoeft State Park last fall and had such fun walking the dunes and picking berries, that I thought I'd do it again. Unfortunately, this year, probably because of the early spring, unexpected freezes and extended summer drought, I couldn't find a single berry.

I left the dunes and continued walking along the shore until I reached a little stream that borders the park. I worked my way up the stream to a shallow, marshy area where I met three unexpected friends. Now, those of you who know me are already guessing that I'm not talking about human friends. I tend to run into more "cool characters" as in the cold-blooded, amphibian type. (It must be the princess in me.) I met three little frogs that let me sit within two feet of them, giving me the perfect opportunity to show off more froggie photos to my long suffering warm-blooded friends.