Crawdads

The Idylwood yard was not level. There were high spots and low spots. When it rained, the low spots filled with water (more on that later). Almost instantly, and I still do not know how, the little puddles would be punctuated by Crawdad chimneys.

And…the puddles would have several crawdads puttering around. These were also known as crawfish - and they are a delicacy in Louisiana.

We would catch them, play with them, avoid their pincers and probably through our abuse, kill them. But, they were a distraction each time we had a gully washer.