Toadfish and the closet disaster

"Northern pufferfish, often called “swelling toads,” “sugar toads” or “sea squab,” are one of the Chesapeake’s most intriguing fish. These 8- to 10-inch box-shaped fish with emerald green eyes range from Florida to Newfoundland and come into Chesapeake waters in the early spring as they prepare to spawn around hard structure in the shallows of the mid and lower Bay. Toads hang out in local waters until early to mid-November, when the temperature drops below 50 degrees." When they feel threatened they puff up so they are to large to eat. We use to catch and eat these delish fish when I was a youngster. It was a blast from the past seeing this one today as they are scarce around here now.
Quote from Chesapeake Bay Magazine Jay Flemming
the extra is my mother after the top shelf in her closet failed and everything tumbled down in the isle. Hubby and I spent most of the day putting it back up replacing the brackets and sorting all the tubs and boxes that fell in piles the length of the closet. We also cleaned out my fathers clothing and bagged it for the church. Another long day.