When Slow and Steady Does Not Win the Race


I was camping with Thomas and Starla at Ink's Lake in Central Texas. The days were topping off at 104 degrees so we spent most of our time in the water. That's where I found this little dude. We were in the middle of a conversation, but when I saw my opportunity to grab this turtle I struck like lightening. After showing him to our camp neighbors (a group of little kids) we let him return to his watery home.

As a bizarre post-script: a human skeleton was found in the Lake a week after we left. I'll always wonder whether this young turtle had anything to do wtih that.

2 comments:

jeany said...
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MJB said...

Yes, for real.