Puddles, Texas or Louisiana?

In Texas, the puddles reflect the sky.

They are surrounded by bluebonnets

and there is silt at the bottom.

In Louisiana, the puddles are green.

They are surrounded by mosquitos waiting to lay their eggs,

and they have grey mud at the bottom.

In Texas, when you stomp in a puddle,

the water sprays outward.

In Louisiana, when you stomp in a puddle,

the mud says "gallush" and lands in your boots.

In Texas, when you poke a puddle with your best puddle-poking stick, the water sparkles and birds sing.

In Louisiana, when you poke a puddle with your best puddle-poking stick, the mud swallows it and you can never get it back.

In Texas,

there are no permanent puddles.

In Louisiana,

stay away from the permanent puddles,

they smell like dead frogs.

In Texas, my kids NEVER beggggggged to go "stomping".

Now that we are in Louisiana, my kids stand at the window and drool until the rain stops.

Today, they bawled because it's too cold to get into puddles.

They LOVE it here.

Thanks Louisiana,

Your stagnant water is the BEST.