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When I was young our family took a trip into the Black Hills of South

Dakota...I recall the turtles suddenly appearing in front of us on the highway and my father swerving to avoid running over them...I kept a painted turtle that I found in the Black Hills (Mom tried to tell me to leave the turtle behind because it was government property or something but Dad handed me a pan which Mom had brought on the trip for cooking and I kept the animal there until we got home)...there was a tractor tire in the back yard and I put the turtle there, eventually setting it free in the garden at the corner of our hill...
Great post!

posted by teddypoet_TheGoodByeFade on September 12, 2007 at 1:32 AM | link to this | reply

It's nice .

posted by afzal50 on September 12, 2007 at 12:15 AM | link to this | reply

Um, that should say "I'm actually..."

Jeez, this is like the "typo" comments section all of a sudden.

Sorry.

posted by Mademoiselle on September 11, 2007 at 9:46 PM | link to this | reply

That's certainly quite a "mental visual".

I actually routinely stopping to kneel down and save earthworms from baking on the sidewalk. Needless to say, most people I'm with find that a tad peculiar.

Btw, was there supposed to be a photo in this post? Because, if so, it doesn't seem to be showing up for me.

Today, I accidentally stepped on a snail
on the sidewalk in front of our house.
And I thought, I too am like that snail.
I build a defensive wall around myself, a 'shell' if you will.
But my shell isn't made out of a hard, protective substance.
Mine is made out of tin foil and paper bags.