So many turtles!

[Woodi]

The beaver pond in our backyard is high this year due to a heavy, snowy winter and lots of spring rain. So the turtles in the pond seem to be piling atop smaller and smaller floating logs, for a bit of private real estate of their own. I counted nine in one photo.

Here are two, in an attempt at an artistic shot with treetops reflecting in the water:

and here are the nine turtles:

I think I love photographing the pond more than I love soapmaking! (and that's a lot)

 

[Chay]

That's awesome, turtles are cool.

 

[gallerygirl]

Did you know turtles in Japan (and maybe other countries) use turtles for signs of good health, long life?? I used to work with a woman from Nagano, and she knew how much I loved to sculpt turtles and she shared that with me....which made me love them even more! Thanks for sharing the pics! k

 

[Laurie]

Great pics Woodi. The first one almost looks like a painting. Or like something someone would want to paint.

Laurie

 

[Tabitha]

Turtles are cool. After rains my husband & I are consisitanly jumping out of our cars and stopping traffic to help turtles across roads. We stopped 9 times one day last spring on the way to breakfast. Kind of a hobby I guess .

 

[Guest]

We do that too, unless its a 24 inch diameter snapping turtle :shock:

 

[Woodi]

Nice to know there are so many turtle lovers here!

I suppose some countries harvest turtles for food.

I plan to phososhop some of these pics to hang on my walls. I love to decorate with nature photos.

 

[Guest]

The beaver pond in our backyard is high this year due to a heavy, snowy winter and lots of spring rain.

It sounds like you live in a wonderful place. I'm so envious! I plan to move away from big, bad Los Angeles in 2-4 years and relocate to a prettier place where I plan to have a koi pond in my back yard. It would be nice to have turtles too as long as they don't eat the koi. Oh, and frogs!!! 8)

 

[Martin]

Trust me. The turtles will eat the Koi.

Sonja

 

[Guest]

I suppose some countries harvest turtles for food.

More like, 'in the country'...

 

[Guest]

Trust me. The turtles will eat the Koi.

Sonja

I guess I'll have to scrap that plan then. Oh well I like frogs too, and if the koi eat the frogs, well... too bad. If they're good enough for French people then they're good enough for my precious koi.

And I do trust you Sonja. You're my secret weapon against soap stuck in ABS pipes!

 

[IanT]

awww lil turtles!! I love those shots, soo beautiful woodi!!