The weather is gorgeous here. It's hard to believe that just last weekend it was freezing cold and snowing.
With warmer weather comes open windows, fresh air, playing outside.....and creatures. Lots of nature's creatures at their finest.
This afternoon my husband and youngest son were outside and were nowhere to be found. They were gone for hours. I should have known it had something to do with insects, spiders, amphibians, or reptiles.
My son spotted a turtle. Every time he moved, the turtle would go back into the water.
What's a kid to do?
Become a ninja spy, of course.
He started at the top of the hill. It took him 30 minutes to slither down to this spot.
Another ten minutes later, and he was at the edge of the water. His target -- the turtle in the red circle.
He faced a new quandary when he hit the edge of the water. It's hard to see in the picture, but the only way to the turtle was to venture out on the 15 foot log where the turtle sat.
Until he looked like he was literally lying on top of the water.
It was about this time that his dad was 99.9% sure that this would end in disaster.
Sadness.
Tears.
Huge meltdown.
And a turtle swimming away as quickly as turtles can.
But, no, the ninja spy outwitted the turtle. He was inches away at this point.
As soon as he saw the little turtle legs start to peak out, he grabbed the turtle in victory.
No picture to show for it, but said turtle is resting happily (or not...) in his new turtle home.
And we are still trying to get the pond scum out of his clothes.
