Sophie and I went to the park today, despite the fact that it was a bazillion degrees out.
While I found Virginia stickseed (tiny little burrs that cling to your clothing) and more mosquitoes than I care to think about. Sophie found this:
Because she was ahead of me and I couldn’t see what she was half-worried/excited over, I was semi-afraid it was a snake encounter, which was on my mind after our recent OBX vacation and which I still need to update you all on. I was relieved to see it was a turtle. Sophie still had to give it a couple of extra sniffs as we passed by because it was center in the trail and there was no way around it.
We said: sorry Mr. Turtle (it could have been a Ms., how to know?!)
So who do you think had the better find of the day, Sophie or me? Haha. I have the welts to prove hers was the better find!
It’s a bazillion degrees here too. My horse is shedding out his summer coat. I am worried that this means he will now be growing in his winter thicker coat. That means I will have to have him clipped. In a normal year I don’t have to do that until mid October! I like the look of that turtle Sophie found it is rather attractive looking.
It has definitely not been a normal year. Do horses not shed as per the temperature? (I’m probably not following completely.)
Yes, this box turtle struck me as being more orange than ones I’ve seen recently. I don’t know if that means he is relatively young or not.
Horses shed out based on the number of hours of daylight. The days are only fractionally shorter but….he may be shedding early . I’m not sure.
That is seriously interesting! So it has nothing to do with the temperature as with a dog’s coat. I love learning something new! (Of course, I know next to nothing about horses so everything is new!)
Looks like a nice park. And a nice turtle. 🙂
It used to be a nicer park but they’ve begun to cater to a children’s water park (which didn’t exist a few years ago) and aren’t keeping up the trails. I literally was scrabbling through vines to get back to our car. Ah, well. I do have many fond memories of walking dogs in that park.
The park is looking nice and the picture of the turtle is cute. Well written with pictures ☺️☺️🌹!
Thank you so much, Priti! 🙂
🌹☺️😊👍👌🍫My pleasure. Stay happy always ❤️
Good for Sophie to find the turtle. Was there water around? I worry……………..
I presume by water you mean water for Sophie? We weren’t very far from home and didn’t stay long. Far too hot! And, like you, I do worry about heat exhaustion, etc. Some have called me a worry wart! 🙂
I thought turtles needed water which made me wonder if there was a pond or something nearby. Or was it a tortoise? Ah………..
Box turtles need just the amount of water for their diet and since they eat a lot of leaves and vegetation they get a lot of water that way. The park has a couple of creeks and some wetland areas (thus mosquitoes) so I imagine he does okay.
Thank you for the clarification. 🙂
🙂
Nice adventure, even with welts. Next book title – “Sexing the Turtle”
lol May I leave you to write that particular title? 😀