dirtlooter
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- Jun 5, 2014
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- Detector(s) used
- XP Deus with 9"LF and 9" HF Coils and 600 Equinox with stock and 6" coils
- Primary Interest:
- Relic Hunting
Was entertaining two of the grandsons, okay, babysitting while their parents went to a funeral. The two boys know that I metal detect and insist that we go metal detecting outside in the early morning heat. After the first time I allowed them to "help" me, I immediately purchased plastic digging tools for them to use. Cooper and Casen can get pretty wild in their helping and tend to get really into the dirt part of it but that is okay, we have the small swimming pool filled with water for that later. We find some "treasure", several zincoids that I discreetly drop into the hole and the argument begins. The younger boy, Casen is actually bigger than than his brother and pushes him out of the way to get to the coins. So I have to cough up some more clad to quieten them temporarily. But then the real treasure surfaces as a pretty good sized worm is revealed in the next hole. I had to act quickly to keep the worm in one piece as I dug another hole in a damper spot and found another worm. Suddenly it became "Bug World" as a cricket and a beetle joined the treasure pile now stored in a 5 gallon bucket. As the bug population grew, it was decided that they needed both dirt and water as the boys "helped" the bugs in their new home/prison. Then a small (unlucky) frog was found and the chase was on as the two tried to catch it. I didn't think that they would be able to catch it but a happy squeal let me know that the frog was most likely a doomed one now. The death grip on the frog in Cooper's little hand sure didn't look good for the frog as I convinced him to just drop it in the bucket. Then a "hopper" jumped and the chase was on as the excited boys tried to catch it. It actually managed to get away in the taller grass and both boys came back with the youngest, Casen jabbering something about the hopper. Granny came out and asked if they had found any "treasure" and the boys both excitedly grabbed the bucket to show her, the coins were long forgotten. Now we live out in a country atmosphere and Cooper suddenly decided that he had to go, his shorts dropped and he took care of business. Then it was naked butts as the clothes came off and the water in the little pool came to life. For two little boys, this was the good life, for two grandparents, it was pretty good too.
