Fish, Fingers, and Fire Trucks

The latest stop for the Splash! program was in the tiny hamlet of Hector in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York, at the Elizabeth B. Pert Reading Center.

Here, young readers are also young naturalists, and they really know their fish!








They also know fire trucks, as the Reading Center shares space with the local volunteer fire department!

They wrote beautiful water haikus, including:

Colorful fish splash
Waves are lapping the shore now
I get really wet.
- Sara, age 11

Ocean tide is high
The fish swim underwater
Fish are rejoicing.
- Kali, age 9

Sunshine rests on the
Rich, gleaming waters of a
Stunning paradise.
- Ruthe, age 11

Fish in the water
Moving his fins back and forth
Jumping for the fly.
- Jason, age 4

Summer night noises
Frogs making loud noisy songs
Until the morning
- Aliyah, age 7

Kyna and I had a wonderful visit to a colorful part of the state, where the blue of the lakes swirls with the greens and purples of the grape vines. Thanks for inviting us. Enjoy the last part of summer! Splish! Splash!

(Thanks, Bobbie, for returning my camera! )