I spent another afternoon in the pond today. This time several campers came in with me, and we removed lots of invasive plants. We even caught some Bullfrog tadpoles and brought them back to camp with us. They'll probably end up in various backyard ponds. The problem with Bullfrogs is that they're so voracious that in a very short amount of time they can wipe out local populations of smaller animals.

I read another couple of chapters in the new Harry Potter book to the kids. Nate is unable to remain still. It's very distracting to discover that fifty percent of your audience is performing gymnastics while you are reading.

The moon is almost full again. It was rising through the trees as I walked back from the grocery store earlier. I always have to stop and look at it for a moment.

The photo at the top shows how much work we still have to do if we want to completely clear the pond of duckweed. The other photo is of a pretty little Alligator lizard that we encountered in the meadow. You can see a tick in front of his front leg. That must be really uncomfortable.