A TURTLE JOURNEY

Yesterday this female turtle came up from the lake behind the house and I followed her journey across the yard and into the Azalea Bushes where she probably found a spot to lay her eggs.  I could not identify her from my book as there was none that looked like her with the smooth back and gray head.  She moved very quickly and I went from window to window to document her journey!  I am so blessed to see all the wildlife and nature adventures from my den windows!

I just love observing nature in my own back yard!  Have a wonderful day and I hope your 4th of July was great!

My wild heart to yours...

TURTLE VISIT and SQUIRREL ANTICS

This turtle couldn't decide if it was safe to come up in the yard or not.

The turtles do not usually come out of the water this far unless it is a female looking for a place to lay their eggs.  This one was half way up the yard and was quite large.

She took a good look around and suddenly turned around.

Not feeling too secure

And there she goes making a hasty retreat to the water.  So interesting!

Bye-Bye! LOL!  I am not sure why she changed her mind but off she went.  I love watching creature behavior...

And here are my two resident squirrels playing this morning. 

Romping around the Lily Pond :)


Thanks for coming to visit today!

My wild heart to yours...

LAZY, RAINY TURTLE SUNDAY

GOOD MORNIN'! We are getting a much needed downpour that does not bother any of our wildlife!  An Egret was fishing along the bank on the other side of the lake and a big ol' turtle was following quite fast a yard or so behind him!  Such fun to watch!

Turtle was still following, maybe he is hoping for a morsel?

The swans are so graceful even in the pouring rain and they flatten all of their feathers and pack them together tight repelling the most amount of water.

The Good Lord Gave Us Rain

 ©Kerrie O'Hearn Marquart

The Good Lord gave us rain

to quench the thirsty earth.

And a bit of rolling thunder

Just to remind us of His worth.

And I always enjoy the raindrops

'Cause they make the sun so sweet!

Raindrops are splashing on the little pond

But all the critters are hanging round.

'Cause God gave turtles a hard shell

And Swans and Egret's feathers,

That serve them well

As the rain runs off their lovely backs.

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Thank you for stopping by to see me today, you are a blessing in every way!  Now pop over to TWO HAPPY Blog to see what's cooking in my pot today!

Backyard Wildlife

Finally got the photo stick from hubby's camera and he did get some blurry pictures of the Otters.

Here you can make out their heads above water in the middle and to the right of the picture.  Later, he caught one running back among the trees on the bank.

You can barely see his long pointy tail as he disappears into the brush!

Here are pictures of the turtle hanging out on an old log.

And Last but not least our favorite photo subject, the Squirrel buddy.

I love this picture of the squirrel resting on a branch.  I think he likes all the attention of photographing him.  Ha!

It is a beautiful sunny, windy Monday!  Temps got up to 90 this afternoon but the breeze keeps it comfy.  Hope you are having a good start of the week.

Thanks for dropping by as always and come again soon.

♥Kerrie♥