In Other News!!!
Aug. 7th, 2022 11:54 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jennlkThere's a turtle in the pond!
We've been at this house for over 25 years, there's been a pond in the backyard for nearly 20, and this is the first year we've seen a turtle there. I'm pretty sure it's a fresh arrival, as it's very easy to see when it's on the rock in the middle of the pond, and I would have noticed as I walked by the window (because I always look at the pond & nearby birdfeeders, just to see what's going on out there, and if there's anything new).
It's *not* a baby -- shell is 4" across or so -- probably this year's crop of wanderers, evicted from the swampy-bit where it was born a couple of years ago because there's too many turtles there. It's hard to get a picture, because it's *very* skittish, and as soon as the door opens it slips into the water. Maybe after it's been here a while and not been chased it'll settle down so that I can get a picture. J was able to get a couple of pix yesterday, by sitting out on the deck with the camera until the turtle decided he wasn't a threat, but he had to be very careful and slow moving so the turtle wouldn't spook.
J hosted SEMGS yesterday, so I spent a lot of time actually doing the work of hosting, while he got to do the chatty bits. sigh. It was very hot (nearly 90, with a heat index of 95F or so), but we'd managed to rig enough shade on the deck that nobody melted, and when people got really hot they could go inside. We got *lots* of rain last week - over 2" in each of two separate storms, so that doesn't help with the moisture in the air. And the weeds are going to be really happy! I will have lots of weeding to do when I get home from camp. I will leave a reminder for J to weed the strawberries, because I don't think I'll get them done today - it's 87F with 80% humidity right now, so HI is over 100F, and that's just too hot for me to work in.
I head off to band camp at Interlochen tomorrow AM, so I'm spending today packing and making a list of the things I need to pack from the fridge. I did manage to get a room on campus, which is really much preferable -- the hotel is older and not as spiffy, but it's *right* *there* and I may not have to drive anywhere after camp starts Tuesday. I'm going up a day early, and spending Monday afternoon at Sleeping Bear Dunes, unless it rains, in which case I'll figure out something else to do.
We've been at this house for over 25 years, there's been a pond in the backyard for nearly 20, and this is the first year we've seen a turtle there. I'm pretty sure it's a fresh arrival, as it's very easy to see when it's on the rock in the middle of the pond, and I would have noticed as I walked by the window (because I always look at the pond & nearby birdfeeders, just to see what's going on out there, and if there's anything new).
It's *not* a baby -- shell is 4" across or so -- probably this year's crop of wanderers, evicted from the swampy-bit where it was born a couple of years ago because there's too many turtles there. It's hard to get a picture, because it's *very* skittish, and as soon as the door opens it slips into the water. Maybe after it's been here a while and not been chased it'll settle down so that I can get a picture. J was able to get a couple of pix yesterday, by sitting out on the deck with the camera until the turtle decided he wasn't a threat, but he had to be very careful and slow moving so the turtle wouldn't spook.
J hosted SEMGS yesterday, so I spent a lot of time actually doing the work of hosting, while he got to do the chatty bits. sigh. It was very hot (nearly 90, with a heat index of 95F or so), but we'd managed to rig enough shade on the deck that nobody melted, and when people got really hot they could go inside. We got *lots* of rain last week - over 2" in each of two separate storms, so that doesn't help with the moisture in the air. And the weeds are going to be really happy! I will have lots of weeding to do when I get home from camp. I will leave a reminder for J to weed the strawberries, because I don't think I'll get them done today - it's 87F with 80% humidity right now, so HI is over 100F, and that's just too hot for me to work in.
I head off to band camp at Interlochen tomorrow AM, so I'm spending today packing and making a list of the things I need to pack from the fridge. I did manage to get a room on campus, which is really much preferable -- the hotel is older and not as spiffy, but it's *right* *there* and I may not have to drive anywhere after camp starts Tuesday. I'm going up a day early, and spending Monday afternoon at Sleeping Bear Dunes, unless it rains, in which case I'll figure out something else to do.
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Date: 2022-08-08 01:26 am (UTC)Yay, turtle!