My other blog

Thursday, July 20, 2017

Box Turtle

Roger spotted this little guy when we went for the drive a while back...

I stopped and took him on across the road. 

Posted by at
Labels:

16 comments:

Tom said...

...I never knew that you were a crossing guard!

July 20, 2017 at 9:39 PM
Ginny Hartzler said...

What brilliant markings! You did a good deed for sure. Do they snap?

July 21, 2017 at 12:31 AM
John "By Stargoose And Hanglands" said...

It would do us all good to slow down to his speed.

July 21, 2017 at 5:03 AM
Christine said...

Your good deed for the day! A handsome fellow!

July 21, 2017 at 5:21 AM
eileeninmd said...

Hello, thanks for rescuing the turtle. He is cute. Happy Friday, enjoy your day and weekend!

July 21, 2017 at 7:21 AM
MadSnapper said...

twice in the last 6 weeks I have stopped, once for a turtle and and once for a tortoise, so far no box turtles... he sure is beautiful

July 21, 2017 at 7:30 AM
Carol- Beads and Birds said...

When we drive into Michigan, we like to take the back roads instead of the highways whenever possible. We quite often find a turtle that needs to cross the road at a faster pace than HE is going for safety sake. I love turtles. When the boys were little they brought one home from the river. We kept him for a many years. We called him Stretch because when you picked him up he could stretch his neck around and snap you. When the boys grew up, Stretch went back to the river. You have to love a turtle!
xx, Carol

July 21, 2017 at 9:28 AM
don said...

You did a good deed to help him across. He might not have survived if you hadn't.

July 21, 2017 at 10:47 AM
Anonymous said...

Theo often spots these on his daily walk.

July 21, 2017 at 12:33 PM
Elizabeth Edwards said...

i see the guys all the time .. notice people over to get them across the road. not sure why they do that. i wonder how many are left? we had one time would see them in our yard ... not sure which year it was ... but found a shell with no turtle left? what happened? kind of made me so sad. they are so cute. maybe cute is not the right word ... but neat? ha. ha! ( ;

July 21, 2017 at 12:40 PM
HappyK said...

Oh I do like turtles and you got a terrific shot of this guy. I usually see them with orange and instead of the yellow.

July 21, 2017 at 2:28 PM
Ruth Hiebert said...

I'm sure ehe was happy to have the help. He is a pretty critter.

July 21, 2017 at 4:30 PM
Bill said...

We stopped for a turtle some years back-- it seemed quite unusual, so we took it home. Guess what--- They really don't smell very good! Anyway, an expert from the University came and said that he really was out of his element-- and took him to safer environs. Nice pictures!

July 21, 2017 at 5:07 PM
vesselsmemories said...

Hi, the turtle is adorable. We find them once in a while around our home. I think this is my first time visiting your blog, I will poke around :) Thank you for visiting my barn post and blog last week.

Dawn in New Hampshire USA

July 21, 2017 at 5:37 PM
Red Rose Alley said...

Turtles are amazing to me. This one with the yellow design is beautiful. Thanks for sharing, Rose.

~Sheri

July 21, 2017 at 6:01 PM
Klara S said...

Cute...

July 23, 2017 at 5:27 PM

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)
Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...

About the photography

All photos are ©Rose Swalls unless otherwise stated .
Click to enlarge photos.

Labels

\ (1) 4-leaf clover (1) accident (1) Albion (5) All Seasons (2) allis chalmers (1) American Bittern (1) Amish (19) Amish farm (7) animal (5) antique (2) antiques (12) apple crates (2) apples (2) architecture (17) Arthur (16) Attica (3) autumn (87) B&W (6) bald eagle (9) barn (525) Barn Charm (98) Barn Collective (118) barn home (3) barn-house (2) Barred Owl (1) bench (2) bicycles (2) bids (1) Big Pine Creek (1) Billie Creek (1) bird's nest (3) birdhouses (4) birds (302) bloom (2) blue heron (24) boat (2) brick (1) Bridgeton (10) Bridgeton covered bridge (3) Bridgeton House (2) Brouillette's Creek (2) Bubbie (6) bud (1) buggy wheel (1) building (2) bus (1) butterfly (82) by Lorelei (3) calves (15) Camera Critters (2) canoe (1) car (5) cardinal (9) cat (6) caterpillar (1) cattle (35) chair (1) Charlie (2) chickadee (1) chicken (13) Christmas (4) Christmas night shot (1) churc (1) church (32) Clairborne County (2) Clay City Pottery festival. (1) clematis (7) clothespins (1) cloud (1) clouds (23) coneflowers (8) convertible (1) Copper (11) cottonwood (1) Cougar (1) courthouse (14) covered bridge (18) Covington (2) coyote (1) creek (4) crop duster (1) Cumberland Gap (8) dairy (1) damselfly (7) deer (3) Delta (3) Diamond (1) Dickcissel (5) dogwood (11) door (6) dove (7) dragonfly (44) drive-by (31) eagle (17) Eastern Kingbird (2) Edgar County (26) elderberries (1) Eugene (1) evening light (1) fall (95) family (1) farm (31) farming (5) fence (64) fence post (1) fish (1) flea market (3) flower (2) flowers (237) fly (1) fog (2) forge (1) Foto Tunes (1) Fowler Park (1) Frankfort (1) Franklin (1) Friday's fences (55) frog (12) from the flea market (1) funny (2) garden (2) gas pumps (1) gate (1) geese (14) Gidget's (1) goat (1) Good fences (75) Goose Pond (4) gourds (4) grain elevator (4) grass (3) Green Valley (5) guinea fowl (2) hawks (27) hay (5) hibiscus (7) hoarfrost (3) hollyhock (1) horse (9) house (65) Howe (3) http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif (1) Hudson (4) I'd Rather B Birdin' (18) ice (4) Illinois (111) Indiana (154) insect (103) Inspired Sunday (1) Jackson (3) Jackson Bridge (2) Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area (2) Johnson County (1) juvenile eagle (2) kilns (1) Kitty Soft Paws (1) knife (10) leaves (10) lichen (2) light (1) lily (5) Linton (2) llama (1) locust (1) locusts (1) log cabin (2) longhorn (2) Lorelei Rose (23) lotus (13) Mackinac Bridge (1) Madison (4) mailbox (5) Mama Squirrel (3) Mansfield (5) Markle (3) Mellow Yellow Monday (2) milkweed bugs (1) milkweed pod (3) mill (3) mill wheel (1) monarch (5) Montezuma (2) moon (4) morning glory (1) moth (5) mountains (1) mural (13) Muscatatuck (2) mushrooms (4) muskrat (2) My Corner of the World (5) Nashville Indiana (4) Newport (4) Noble County (4) oak (1) old (76) old barns (8) old building (14) old house (26) Old Mill Dam (2) old truck (17) osprey (3) Otto (1) outhouse (1) Painted Lady (1) Paris (14) Parke County (67) Patton's Corner (35) pelicans (4) Perrysville (1) pheasant (10) pickup (2) picnic table (1) plant (29) planter (1) poison ivy (1) porch (7) praying mantis (3) pumpkins (8) quilt (13) quilt barn (4) quilt block (3) rainbows (1) red (1) red-winged blackbird (4) reflections (1) repost (1) road (6) Robert Frost (1) rock (2) Rockville (2) roof art (4) rooster (18) Roseville (1) round barn (6) Rubbish Tuesday (15) Ruby Tuesday (10) Rurality blog hop (3) rust (3) s (1) Sandhill Cranes (4) sassafras leaves (1) Saturday's Critters (1) Saturday's Critters. (3) Scribefire (1) seedpods (2) sepia scenes (7) sewing (1) sheep (1) Shipshewana (11) short-eared owl (7) sign (2) signs (10) silhouette Indiana (1) silo (2) Skinner Farm Museum (14) skunk (1) sky (12) skywatch (2) smiley face (1) Smokys (1) snake (1) snow (68) songbird (1) Sora (1) spider (6) spring (1) squirrel (4) St. Joseph's College (1) stairs (1) starlings (2) storm (1) strip pits (73) sugar Creek (1) sunflowers (21) sunrise (7) sunset (73) sunsets (3) swallows (1) swans (29) sycamore (4) T.C. Steele (2) Tennessee (56) Terraplane (1) Terre Haute (4) Texico (1) texture (1) The Bird D'pt (1) thistle (15) tobacco (1) Today's flowers (2) tomatoes (1) Tools (1) tractor (6) train (1) tree (16) tree frog (1) trees (4) truck (7) Tuesday's Treasures (34) tulip (1) tunnel (2) turkey (6) turtles (23) Veedersburg (2) Vermillion County (12) video (5) Vigo County (2) vines (2) Wabash Avenue (1) Wabash River (2) water lily (9) weather (1) weekend reflections (1) West Terre Haute (1) Whooping Cranes (1) wildflower (2) wildflowers (5) Williamsport (2) willow (1) wind (1) window (4) winter (19) wisteria (5) woodpecker (3) yellow flowers (1)

Translate

Followers

Blog Archive