Turtle Art

One of my cats was looking out the window in a strange way the other day. Not in the "I see a chipmunk" way, or with the "there are birds nesting out here" look.

It turns out he was looking at this turtle! Now it's not too strange to see a box turtle in my yard, but in the front? That's unusual.

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He was under the Japanese maple, where the shade was quite dense. Since I was on my way out to run an errand at lunchtime, I didn't have much time to wait around for him to move into a more photo-friendly location. Therefore the photos came out a bit fuzzy and aren't up to my standards, so I went artsy with some post processing. I've done the same thing before with fish, deer, and plants, so I hope you enjoy these!

If you're wondering, there is no way this is the same young turtle I saw a few weeks ago. Not everything in my yard grows as fast as bamboo!

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