A few years ago, as I was southerly rushing on 35e to make to my mom's as my dad was dying I decided to stop traffic in order to let a family of ducks cross the highway at W7th where I was making my exit. Everyone was so kind. No honks. Bawling I made it to my parents' to tell my happy dad about the life-giving experience.
Michelle Hoffman West Side On Feb 2, 2005, at 8:06 AM, Mike Fratto wrote:
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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