Turn around, Turtle

Something is moving down there in the rocks. Is it a rock? No, rocks don't have legs and tail and head.

It's old Box Turtle.
Turtle wants to go under the house.
I don't think that's a good idea, old Turtle.
I think I'll pick you up and put you out in the grass.

We need a crossing sign

"Stop the car" says Turtle. I am about to cross the driveway.

Soon.

After some contemplation.

You just wait there.

Yes, it might take some time.

Your point would be?

Thrill of the Tiny Turtle

Jacob can hardly believe it! He actually caught a tiny baby turtle.
It was so small.

He was very gentle with the baby turtle and carefully set it back beside the pond after we looked it over.

The elusive turtle

When I look out the window I can see something moving on the side of the pond.

I hurry out to see it close up. but all I see is a tail as it slides into the water and vanishes.

Maybe if I hold still and watch it will come back out.
I am staying very still. I see something on a lily pad.

It's a tiny frog.Then I see another tiny animal.

It is a little tiny turtle.

I think this is a Painted Turtle -see the little scallops of color around the edge of its shell?

I didn't know the pond had baby turtles!

Another mushroom hunt

It's mushroom time again. So we went off to the woods to hunt mushrooms.
We found a waterfall.

We found an old well-house.

We found a toad hopping by the leaves of a toad-lily.

We found a very muddy turtle.

We found lots of spring wild flowers like this trillium.

Did we find any mushrooms?

No. Not one.

I guess we'll just have to go hunting again.

In the tall, tall grass

The rain has made the grass grow really high. I saw the top of the grass moving and went to see what was there. It was a BIG turtle - almost as big as my foot! I think I scared it. Just watch it running to the shelter of the spruce tree.

Go, Turtle, Go!