Turtle Rescue

Recently the turtles of our community have been on the move.  One friend's explanation was that its mating season.  I'm not sure if that's the case, but turtles have definitely popped up in unusual places.  About a week ago, I was making a late afternoon run to McDonald's for a nutritious meal for my family.  After crossing the bridge at our big 4-way stop a turtle ever-so-slowly made his way across the intersection.  After evaluating the likely hood of him making it back to safe terrain on his own, I put the car in park, put on my hazards, and hopped out to retrieve him.  I had on no make-up, no shoes, and a t-shirt with holes in it!  At the moment I picked up the turtle, three cars met at the intersection and kindly waited while I made my way back to the bridge and walked down to the creek to release him into a more friendly environment.

Later in the week, I looked out my front door to see another turtle cutting through my yard, crossing into the street, and heading up Andrea Park in the middle of the road.  At the same time, Jacob was driving in from work and had to stop the car to let the turtle pass.  Brenna and I captured him and walked him back down to the creek.  Just call us the Turtle Whisperer!