Turtle Tales

Saturday morning as me and Sassafras headed out for our Mother-Daughter day, we came across a lone little turtle in the middle of a very busy road. By the time we realized what it was, we had passed it by. We quickly maneuvered to turn around as we prayed repeatedly that it wouldn't be run over before we got back to it! Luckily, it was still sitting in the middle of the road, head held high, completely oblivious to the peril it was in! So, I got out and picked it up, placed it on the passenger seat of the van as my sweet little "city girl" screeched with a mixture of excitement and trepidation, shouting "oh my gosh, it's just like animal rescue!" It was adorable!

We were both tickled to be part of this turtle's lucky day and to see up close one of the many precious creatures God has blessed our earth with! Plus, I think it likes us :)  (Yes, I know, those of you who experience the atmosphere of country life every day, must think us comical to be so animated over a turtle, LOL! but remember. . .not much excitement of this kind happens in suburbia!

Anywho, it is sitting in it's temporary habitat (a baby pool with grass, plants, and water) and we plan to release it a local pond when our homeschool groups meets for our Summer Fun Day in early June.

In the meantime, my kiddo's have had the opportunity and motivation to learn to use the internet to identify the turtle, learn about it's habitat and eating habits, and enjoy the oh so hilarious bonus tidbit -  "little turtles" make "big poo" ;-)

Hey. . .what's this thing?

Cheese. . .and turtle :)

The "official" greeting from behind, lol!

Ruff! Ruff! I'm NOT afraid of you! (okay, maybe a little!)

Aren't I gorgeous?

Notice the protective glove, lol!

Warmed up enough to sit and draw it!