Flowdough Day 15: Frogs of America

Camped in the primitive campsite up in Langlade County Veterans Memorial Park all weekend. One of the best sites we've ever stayed on.

The rain they swore would be there came lazy and late. Nothing much more than dampness in our boots after hiking in long grass and a bit of mist covering our tents. Made it better, if anything.

American toads were everywhere. Tiny baby ones. So many that you'd be more likely to step on them than you would be to see them.

And ticks, too. Deer and dog ticks. SO MANY TICKS! Most I've ever seen by a lot, planting trails of small tickles all over our shins. We lost count, tossing them straight into the fire.

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Song of the day: Miriam Makeba

Song of the day (6/7/2010):
Miriam Makeba - One More Dance

Come Thursday, this will be me. Long weekend, get here quick. I want to be in the woods.

Taken from my dad's camera in the 1970s. These are, I think, my uncle's feet. A canoe trip down the Wisconsin River, if the story I'm remembering is true.

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Today's song is an early 60s duet between Miriam Makeba and Charles Coleman. It's a diabolical Austrian tune about infidelity. Coleman's laugh is too hearty and out of control to be feigned. Dude must have had some killer dope.

Miriam Makeba - One More Dance.mp3