Doddle Bugs

How many of you remember these?  Can you remember swirling a twig in the hole trying to get the Doddle Bug to come out.  It seems like there was a chant that you were supposed to say according to Mark Twain but I don't recall what it was.  I left these alone.

Then later in the day a Squirrel came up to the front yard looking for some nuts or something that she buried last year.  She said to tell everyone "Hey" 

 

Then yesterday afternoon I saw a big crane type bird from my kitchen window.  Naturally I didn't have my camera with me and by the time I got the camera the bird was out of sight.  I went outside hopeful that I would see it again and I did.  She was walking down the back road towards Margaret and Jack's.  Now you ask, "How does he know it was a she?".  Because She had about 5 or 6 chicks following her.   By the time I got my camera turned on and was about to take a picture she turned off towards the river and they were gone.  Maybe next time.

This morning Mike and I went for our walk and the little Bunny Rabbit was there again.  Mike hasn't see him yet.