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Re: Annicita
I had just arrived home when I found him/her there. I went inside to get my camera so that I could take a picture. When I got back out there, he was gone. I couldn't find him anywhere. He was the movingest turtle I've ever seen. Nothing slow about him.
posted by
TAPS.
on June 8, 2015 at 10:53 PM
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Did you share a cuppa lettuce with him?
posted by
Annicita
on June 8, 2015 at 9:31 PM
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I see turtles every so often on The Trail.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on June 8, 2015 at 6:29 PM
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Just popped in to say Hello and then off on my way. Busiiness to attend to y' know....what a lovely visitor to enjoy.
posted by
Kabu
on June 8, 2015 at 5:52 PM
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TAPS
Interesting indeed love.
posted by
WileyJohn
on June 8, 2015 at 5:33 PM
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Amazing stair-climbing turtle, fascinating scuta or no...
I do love turtles, despite the fact they're always home, they travel a lot, and are at risk from so many mindlessly speedy things.
posted by
Pat_B
on June 8, 2015 at 5:18 PM
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Re: TAPS
Each little section is a scute or a scutum. The shell in total is a shield or Scuta. Son #1 was teaching me this and I thought it was very interesting.
posted by
TAPS.
on June 8, 2015 at 2:58 PM
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That was very nice. Also, I'm over here looking for pointers.
posted by
Vermont01
on June 8, 2015 at 1:18 PM
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TAPS
Neat poem! Scuta is the plural of scutum, the shield a Roman soldier carried into battle! I didn't realize it was also the term for tortoise 'shields'...
posted by
Nautikos
on June 8, 2015 at 11:51 AM
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Very nice Taps I hope it does not get run over.
posted by
C_C_T
on June 8, 2015 at 10:36 AM
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