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Driving home from an appointment yesterday I spotted this painted turtle in the road. I can't for the life of me drive by them so I always move them to the ditch or in this case bring them home for some studying.
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After a LONG while Mr. Eastern Painted Turtle popped his head out. This elicited an uproar from the girls because they waited
soooooo long. You should have heard them when he took 1/2 step!!
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We put him down in our creek after a while.
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Almost immediately he was happy to get rid of our company and wallow in the mud.
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He felt very safe behind this week, under our bridge. Maybe we'll see him again. Maybe I should have carved a "Jenny loves Brad" in his shell! Thanks for all the excitement Mr. Turtle. I asked the girls later on some questions based on there observations and Emmy insisted that YES, he was soft and furry and cuddly? I guess maybe in her eyes he was a cute turtle but that wasn't the answer I was looking for!
1 comment:
How funny Jenny, I do the same thing too! (moving a turtle when I see one in the road..) they almost always pee all over the place when I pick them up too.. haha! :)
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