I doubt he’s prehistoric but he surely does look old.
Turtle
It was the oddest thing because I’m usually the one to notice every little thing and Vince will step right over something and never see it. We had a baby chicken that died and I had come in to get Vince to help me get it out of the coop. I was on a mission with that little chicken being the only thing on my mind so I was way ahead of Vince. He walked out the door and said “Oh, my goodness! Look at that!” I would totally have missed it.
That turtle was huge! I asked Vince how big he was and he said about 14″. I would have sworn he was 20″ but I’ve never been very good with measurements (or directions!).
Turtle Tail
Look at those points on his tail. I think he’s part dinosaur.
Turtle Feet
I was looking at his wrinkled old feet/legs and thinking . . goodness, he must be old and then I realized . . my neck looks about like his feet/legs and I’m really not that old!
Even the crazy feral cat was interested enough to get closer to me than he’s ever been.
Turtle
I read that that turtles eat tomatoes so I cut up a tomato for him . . homegrown no less, but he wasn’t interested.
Turtle
One of the mangy looking chickens checked him out too. I think she was deciding if the tail was a big worm of if she should walk away and leave that creature alone.
What is this?
In the end, the turtle left, the chickens found the tomatoes . . and life returned to normal, or . . as normal as it gets around here.
Tomato Eating Chickens
Now we’re ready for our next adventure!
Paula L says
I love reading your blog! I love how you and Vince seem to mesh so well, whether it is his bargain shopping, your yarn or the wonderment of a turtle. I originally started reading because of your quilting but look forward to reading about your adventures. Please keep sharing your trials and accomplishments.
Susan says
You just never know what’s going to be out in your yard, do you? I had a bunny cleaning himself like a cat, but that’s really no big deal. =)
Dianne says
We had one like that in our yard back in May when Amber, Caleb and Madelyn were here. It was huge and moved so slow, we had never seen one that big before and it was a snapping turtle.
Lee says
According to Diffen(dot)com, tortoises live on land, turtles live in water, but both are in the same order, just different classifications. That one might be quite old. Tortoises live 80 – 150 years – the oldest lived 326 years according to that site…amazing! You sure do get some fascinating creatures on your property! Thanks for sharing about them 🙂
QuilterBea says
How cool! Turtles are a sign of health and longevity. A nice holiday sign for you and Vince.
Judy H says
This really resembles a snapping turtle, but they are water turtles….is that water behind the cat in that one picture?