Caterpillar Rescue

Last night we had a group of friends over to shoot the breeze and enjoy some s'mores on the patio. Duane and Ryan prepped the fire and got it lit about 15 minutes before the guests were supposed to arrive.

The fire had only been lit for a minute or two before Duane noticed a woolly caterpillar hightailing it out of the fire pit, seeking cooler pastures.  Ryan seems to have a thing for caterpillars so he scooped the little guy up and proceeded to make a pet out of it for the next half hour.

You'll be happy to know that we did not end up with a woolly caterpillar in our house though. After Ryan showed it off to everyone, he safely deposited the caterpillar on a nice juicy leaf, thus completing his first official caterpillar rescue.