In my last post I had forgotten one encounter with wild life. Early last summer on a sunny Sunday, morning our dog Oscar started barking. What was strange was he was looking at the lower corner of his kennel. I went out to find out what was interesting to him I found a turtle. Frankly I can't tell you what kind, I don't remember much about it. I do remember its shell was close to a foot across. Not some small mud turtle you might see by the lake. As I was off to church I moved it away from the kennel so I could take it to the lake when I returned. When I did return, it was gone. Nowhere to be seen. There is another piece to this story. A few months earlier, around 10:00 PM, I saw a larger turtle on the side of the road on East Shore Drive. I thought about stopping and helping it cross the road but decided to get home. Unfortunately, the next morning, I saw the carcass of this turtle in the middle of the road. How I wish I had stopped. Mike Fratto Payne Phalen
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