Monday, August 25, 2008

Worm Hunt

Each summer we set up our little 3 foot pool in the back yard for the kids. We have already had some pretty chilly nights and a LOT of rain which makes the pool water very cold. So Friday I decided that it was time to empty the pool after the kids had one last swim. Each year as the water empties out of the pool it is fun for the kids to find all the earthworms that come out of the ground as their holes fill up with water. This year our earthworm hunt found over 200 worms!! The kids had a great time "rescuing" the earthworms from the chlorinated water that covered the ground. We took them to dry parts of the yard and gardens. Each time we looked there were more swimming around. I even joined in on the fun (after I grabbed the camera of course).