Turtle Soup

It is beautiful outside. The sun is up and shining softly. The trees have their bright green leaves out. Birds are singing sweetly. Spring is in full blast with the promise of summer around the corner. I am on my way to work, going around that corner now….. There is a puddle in the road, not a big deal. Until I see the turtle…. He would be in the middle of the puddle, head fully extended basking in the sunshine that is coming through the trees lighting up just his puddle… Beautiful box turtle now in the path of my SUV…

I swerved. The car rocked and the puddle went swooosh! Did I miss him????

Keep going, and looky here there is another turtle, this one in the middle of the road…. I know I will get him to the other side before he becomes turtle soup…

He hissed at ME!!!!! fine he can stay there. He was ugly anyway….

Half way to work now.  Keeping an eye out for anymore puddle loving box turtles or mean old snapping turtles. Don’t wanna run over either one but I am not helping out any more snappers. hmm I see another one he looked like this

He was safe. ) He didn’t hiss at me and he didn’t make me swerve.

No Turtle Soup today! Hooray for turtle kind every where. There is something about a pretty day with birds, bees and turtles everywhere that just makes you feel good inside. Take a deep breath and enjoy that spring air. (unless you have allergies of course)