Pond Life: Revised and Updated (A Golden Guide from St. Martin's Press) - Explore Aquatic Ecosystems & Wildlife Identification for Nature Enthusiasts

Once Upon a Time when I was young I remember when school ended looking forward to three months of summer vacation.Summer vacation meant sleeping in if I want and still having a full day of fun ahead of me. School's out for summer. No more pencils no more books no more teachers dirty looks.Part of the fun of course was Pond life: hanging out around a body of water called a pond, collecting tadpoles in a bucket hoping by end of summer they would become frogs. Did you know it takes tadpoles as little as two weeks or as much as two years to become full-grown frogs depending on the species? I found out these little tidbits from a great little book titled Pond Life: this little pocket-sized book was an amazing collection of pictures and facts about all the diversity of pond life: the book became an essential guide I would carry with me in the months ahead to maximize enjoyment of Summer and all that it brings.As the weather got warmer in the Cleveland area this year and as I was driving between my tax appointments I periodically would cross a body of water and think back to Pond Life: oh how wonderful life would be if I didn't have to do all this work and could be on summer vacation just enjoying Pond life.I don't know if I really carried that book with me everyday but I have carried it with me over the years: as I moved from home to home that little book always had a spot on the bookshelf. To my astonishment I recently discovered I no longer have the book maybe it was sold in a garage sale on our last move who knows. But the book is a must-have an essential part of Summer I gotta get it back. Fortunately we have a thing called the internet and I was able to purchase a copy for under $5 shipped. I had to have this book before departing for our vacation this year and promised myself I would sit out in the Florida weather browsing Pond Life and contemplating the beginning of Summer. Yes it is the beginning of summer vacation: I am done with the tax service and have free time again and several months of great weather and great times ahead. No more teachers no more books… except for pond life of course.And so whatever it is that takes you back to the days of your summer vacation you need to find that item again whether on the internet or on your bookshelf or in the spirit of the season and not waste the days ahead. You need to collect the tadpoles now to have any hope of frogs by the end of summer.Pond Life!