Russ, yup! The seining is happening Saturday! I got a 'crew' coming over at 1pm... A friend, a few scouts, and maybe a dog and cat thrown in the mix. Plus a guy I know with a wet suit and scuba. Just to make sure there's no snags, whatever. Maybe put the boys on four wheelers, while we're setting up... To heighten the hysteria and increase the odds of unmitigated disaster. THAT's what makes it all fun.

I'm really curious to find out how many, how big, whether all the brookies were a bust, etc. I'll definitely capture the chaos on film.

DIED, great pic of that garter snake! Interesting coloring, it must generally match the color of the western soil/dirt? Growing up in the west, I remember desert rattlers in slick-rock country having an overall reddish tinge. That frog looks good and dead - before gettin' completely et. The one I show is still alive and frisky - while being consumed. Yech. Three cheers for us being the dominant species. Sorta.

I can live with $15 bucks a month for pump power - anywhere in that ballpark.