The Swamp In Our Backyard
I’m not gonna lie. I love swamps. There is something very mystical and beautiful about the idea of murky water and muddy landscapes. Unfortunately I live in Indiana. Not exactly the bastian of tropical delights.
No worries! We have a large smimming pool that has a small leak it in so the kids decided to take the turtle and I believe we are up to about 7 frogs and dump them in the pool. We also have several tadpoles which are in various stages of evolution.
My new favorite is the smallmouth bass that Sean caught. Wow! It is really cool to see a fish swimming around in a pool. Very cool. I am going to take some more pictures and post them up shortly. Meanwhile, if you live in Florida and have a baby alligator you want to migrate up to Hoosier country let me know. Put it up on Craiglist and I’ll come get it. Good times.
That’s awesome!
We got an old hot tub – thought we’d use it and then decided it wasn’t worth the trouble with having to get a new pump, heater and such. Instead we put it on the other side of the yard and turned it into a pond. We put it in the ground a couple feet, then built a wall around it and filled it with plants, fish & a frog. It’s much bigger and cheaper than getting one of those little 55 gallon ones – plus, a bass would do nicely in it. So far I haven’t been able to convince the kids how nice the pool would be for fish… 
Thanks for your comments. It is a lot of fun. Check back and I will have some pictures. Maybe it will inspire your kids. By the way, you have a great site.
An alligator would rock