Newest Pet - Poison Dart Frogs

My Poison Dart Frogs, Dendrobates tinctorius 'Patricia', arrived this morning. Poison Dart Frogs are not poisonous in captivity.  The poison comes from the insects they eat in the wild.

I have been planning for a month or so, setting up their habitat with appropriate soil, sticks, leaves, hiding places and live plants. I also bought flightless fruit flies and culture to start raising our own flies.

The folks at Josh's Frogs are very careful with their frogs.  The frogs were suppose to be shipped last week, but the weather was warmer, so they rescheduled for this week, when the temp was suppose to be cooler. They arrived in great shape, looking healthy and very alert. I would definitely recommend this company if you are looking to buy frogs.  They have great service, healthy animals and a great selection.

Here is one of the little guys in his shipping container.  They are very tiny right now, but will get larger when full grown.

We released them right into the habitat without touching them as it can harm their skin if they are touched too much. We added some fruit flies and they immediately started chowing down.  They are so incredibly cute.

This is their habitat.  It is a 12"x12"x18" Zoo Med Terrarium.  It is a bit bare right now, but the plants will fill in soon.

Here are my new babies, enjoying their first meal with us. Looking forward to raising this new pet.

Family Day

Sunday was family day at the base. The weather was gorgeous, sunny and cooler. We headed over to the base right after church and met Brian at the guard house. There were so many families there, many with very young children.

We wandered around looking at all the interesting aircraft.  The above photo is the new refitted LC-130 with 8-bladed props.  It is so much quieter and I guess more powerful. Brian has been working very hard on the testing and promotion of this new design.

We took a walk through of one of the planes.  No matter how many times we see it, the cockpit is still very impressive with its many, many switches and controls.

I just love the look of the Hercules.

They had a wonderful lunch for us with steak, pork, shrimp, burgers and hotdogs, in addition to many salads and veggies. We all had ice cream and some had shaved ice and cotton candy.  We sure sugared them up for the day. It was all so yummy.  For once, Dan said he was full.

We are so proud of our airman and it is always a pleasure to see where he works and the people he works with.

A Pleasant Visit

We had a wonderful visit with Stephanie and the little Woodys today. What a pleasant surprise to find out they were in town. We met at the park and shared a few hours chatting and catching up. Being a lover of traveling myself, I was especially happy to hear all about their trip across country this summer and future plans. So excited for them and all the things God has planned.

What a blessing this family is to me and to the kids. We all had a great time. No one wanted the time to end.

Thank you Steph and gang for making some time for us. I came away from our visit much encouraged and very much blessed. We so appreciate your friendship.

Compassion

We have been a Compassion family for many, many years.  It has been so wonderful over the years to receive letters, drawings and sometimes even pictures from our sponsored child and to read how God is working in their lives.  We have three sponsored children right now, a little girl from India, a little girl from Indonesia and a little boy from Togo.

Compassion is a wonderful organization that works through local churches to provide a safe place for children to go to receive nurishing food, educational help, medical care and most importantly Christian training that helps them realize that they are loved and cared for and to develop self-confidence and social skills.

Please stop on over to the Compassion Sponsorship Page. Pray over some of the children there. Have your children join you as you pray for these precious children. And then please consider sponsoring a child today.  You will be blessed as well as a blessing.