Kelly and I are always happy to have visitors to our home and recently, we were pleasantly surprised to find an unannounced visitor ringing the doorbell. It seems that our guest – at the suggestion of one of his classmates – has been spending time with many families recommended as probable and hospitable home stay hosts. Taking sabbatical from his regular life as a second grader from Big Hollow Elementary School, Theodore has been traversing the country enjoying what I can only imagine to be a wonderful journey.
In attempts to win-over our traveling friend, Kelly and I gave Theodore a proper tour of Bainbridge Island, highlighting all the places he had earlier identified and was hoping to visit during his stay.
Sadly, the weather did not always cooperate, resulting in some rainy moments which I suspect dampened Theodore’s spirits slightly at times. All was not lost though - Kelly and I had a plan - the perfect place to take Theodore.
Enter Frog Rock.
In 1971 - as an artistic divergence from the established rituals of “Paint Night”, two Bainbridge High School graduating seniors bucked tradition and opted not to partake in the longtime and frowned upon practice of painting their names atop the local boulevards.
Instead, these creative sweethearts provided local residents with a peace offering gesture … widely known now as Frog Rock.
Upon first sighting, Frog Rock represented something idyllic for Kelly and me; symbolic reassurance that Bainbridge Island was in fact a good place for us to begin the next chapter of our lives together.
As for Theodore, he didn’t mention his exact opinion, but Kelly and I think he found Frog Rock to be pretty neat.
BTW – remember that couple who erected Frog Rock … they went on to marry and rumor is they have remain together all these years.
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