Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Wordless Wednesday-What the Gardener Gave the Kids



36 comments:

Jenn said...

Hey we wanna know WHAT IS THAT?!?

Anonymous said...

Oh wow, once you see him holding it, that's when it hits you how big that thing is! Ok, I have the shivers now down my spine! I'd be so scared!

And happy WW to you!

Anonymous said...

Ewww..he's a brave young little man there:)

Shannon said...

I am grossed out. It looks like a snake or eel but is seriously slimy! Eeeew ick ick ick.
Pak Haryono called it a belut. I think it must be some sort of caecelian (a legless amphibian). He also said it was yummy if fried. At which point I felt my face do all sorts of strange movements, none of which could be considered polite or culturally sensitive.

Kristin said...

Ewwweeeee! Boys are too funny, frealess I tell ya!

Gabriel said...

That thing is huge!!! And of course, me being a boy, I want one of them, so I can hold it and gross everybody out. :0)

Have a great WW!

My post: Ergonomics.

Shelia said...

What in tarnation is that? Tell the gardener he can keep whatever he finds in the yard from now on, LOL! Yeeesh.

I say Yeeesh now, but I used to loved that creepy crawly stuff when I was little too.

Happy WW! :D

Anonymous said...

I just want to now what that is???
Happy WW=)

Anonymous said...

Well, Shannon, when you DO find out what it is for sure, you just HAVE to tell us. When I saw the first photo, I thought "worm" (big worm, LOL). Then I clicked on the photo to enlarge it, and decided no, not a worm. Not a snake either, though. Mystery!

Anonymous said...

Still puzzling over this critter: Maybe a fresh water eel??

si kiky said...

you know what, people in my country DO EAT THAT!
they will dry the eel, put some herbs and salt...then deep fry in hot oil!

Mamarazzi said...

OH MY!!

is it an eel?

Anonymous said...

Eeek!!! It sure does look slimy. The first photo fooled me to believe it was an ordinary garden worm.

The second one freaks me out.

What the heck is it? A mutated worm? *giggles*

Shannon said...

Its an eel. I looked up belut in the Indonesian-English dictionary. It says eel. How the heck did an eel get in the garden??

Mama Grizzly said...

oh YUCK!!! The girl in me is really coming out....

Eve said...

I-i-ick! Double ick!!! I am NOT letting my grandsons see this one. No sense giving them ideas.

Today I'm Lookin' Out My Back Door.

Clickin Mama J said...

That is gross! Happy WW!

si kiky said...

i didn't realize you live in my city until I saw pictures of rambutan and bajaj hahhahaha

Anonymous said...

I bet they loved that! It's an interesting looking snake.

Camera Totin' Idiot said...

Eeeeewww! Hey, wait...they'd be good for fishing.

Tina said...

urgh it looks slimy... I think I would NOT like to touch it...!

Happy WW, Shannon!
Tina

Heather said...

That is so cool!

Utah Mommy said...

Ewwww! That's creepy! i don't want to hold something like that , i am scared of shiny like snakes. Happy WW!
Totally Worn Out
The Future Pianist

carrie said...

that's just wrong. slimy and disturbing.

happy wednesday

Aldon Hynes said...

Just be glad your son didn't leave it in your bed.

Anonymous said...

nice shot. happy WW!

Corey~living and loving said...

oh my....that right there is FREAKY! eeeeekkkkk!

happy WW! Thanks for the lovely comment you left on my blog.

Jenn said...

The only belut we have here in Hawaii is actually spelled "bAlut". It is hard to be culturally sensitive...Correct me if I'm wrong in any of this but it is a duck egg that is buried in the ground for about 15 days & then taken out and eaten. Not just any regular duck egg mind you, one that has a semi-developed fetus inside. At our swap meets, they sell them in huge pickle jars as snacks for passers by. Last week, when we left the swap meet there was a half eaten balut under my truck. (Keep in mind it is semi developed) It was the saddest, grossest thing I'd seen in a long time. It is however, a Filipino delicacy!

Natalie said...

Oh yuck! I'd fire the Gardner! Ew!

Anonymous said...

Ewww. Gross. Is it a giant earth worm? garter snake? Your son must have been in heaven. lol

Anonymous said...

OKay, yuck !

Unknown said...

Ummmmm! Fried caecelian!! Gosh, didn't I ever mention to you that along with Sushi, I LOVE fried caecelian?? Cannot believe I forgot that one... ;)

Great GREAT WW pic! (I didn't even remember it was Wednesday until I read your email! Ah ha ha! Life w/kids will screw you up!)

Anonymous said...

Oh, oh! Brave kid!

Anonymous said...

What is that? I have this fear for all things that crawl!

shiera (bisdakbabbles) said...

oh my....
I couldn't even stare at it long.

btw, thanks for visiting my blog at:
www.exploringkansai.blogspot.com

As for your question. My WW entry is a photo of the underground shopping center and passage way that connects different subway stations in Umeda or Osaka, Japan. ^-^

Terio said...

OK. Al I can say is wait till the boys are here this sumnmer; I intend to send them out with a net and bucket to the creek. Lets see what they can russell up! Ummmm UMMM. Crayfish!