Wednesday, July 1, 2015

THEY LEFT "MR. STICKY" IN BASTROP


Photo by Kindell Brinay

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THERE IN THE COOL GRASS
     BY THE TEXAS GRILL
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"MR. STICKY"

Al had driven from Brenham 
     to Austin, and 
collected Kay his daughter---
      for a fun vacation!

When he arrived at the airport
     from the ninety-mile trip
Al was unaware that he 
     had---

A stowaway passenger dozing
    in the windshield-wiper 
well---albeit one that was
    wind-blown from the
long seventy-five MPH trip.

The pair, dad and daughter,
     were perhaps ten miles
out on the Texas highway,...
     eagerly heading home

WHEN!

Suddenly the hitchhiker  woke
    up and came up onto
the slick windswept windshield!

Ah, would you LOOKIE there!

It was a FROG....
    trying to hold on with his
frog's feet..."for dear life!"

Imagine their SURPRISE!

At first the little rascal seemed
       almost like  a big monster 
 from outer space...right there
       in their faces....

Or one of those hot air balloons,
     hovering and following them!

But no! A closer look revealed a
     game little frog, about the 
size of a half dollar....and he was
     slipping, sliding, and 
blowing all around---

Kay said, as she took a  picture of 
    him: "He must have 'sticky feet!' "

They slowed down to help him
     hang on, and then---thirty 
miles into the return...pulled into 
     a cafe in Bastrop, Texas
for breakfast burritos.

First things first---they picked up
     the tiny, adventurous little
critter, speaking gently to him---
     and carefully placed him
half-hidden into a cool, soothing
     patch of lawn, there by
the parking lot.

Beat they could do for the wind-
     addled creature...who would 
"never see his mama and daddy,
     brothers, sisters, or family
ever again," as Kay said 
     almost tearfully.

After watching the little frog for
    a few minutes, she added:
"He, at least deserves a name,
    doncha think?"

Turning her head slightly, she
     called out softly, and maybe
a bit sadly,  on the cool,
     fresh morning breeze---

"GOODBYE....AND GOOD LUCK...
         MISTER  STICKY."
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BY MIL
July 1, 2015
(for "The Little Boogers")









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