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Turtles |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere 
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The only turtles that I have seen this year have been mangled and mashed along the side of the highway That roadkill there is claimed to be a snapper that other one a box and that last mess there was an armadillo The armadillo are rare they came up out of Texas baled up with the hay Some survived the cold and got a small foot hold But the turtles are a different story altogether It used to be you'd see box turtles all the time As much a part of summer as June bugs and fireflies We'd paint our names on their shells with fingernail polish We fed them lettuce and raw hamburger Snappers hang out around water acting more like alligators Looks a little like'em too They'll bite your finger off if you're not careful That's why they hold'em by the tail But like I said the only turtles I've seen so far this year are dead LGR(C)7/6/13 |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Looks like they would eventually understand that those things that have lights and go very fast on the open space called roads will kill them if they get in their way. I like turtles. Especially in a great big cast iron pot of turtle sauce piquante. ~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~ |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
They are too slow to catch on. You must have plenty down your way if you can find someplace that still makes 'em into soup. Bon Apetite Lori |
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Gale Senior Member
since 2013-06-10
Posts 578Russia |
Very sad  I liked turtles too. My brother had one, when I was 5 or 6. |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
How sad that all these little creatures are disappearing. We are going to miss them when they are gone more than we know. |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
Gale my brother had a little turtle in a plastic dish with an island and green plastic palm tree. Lori  |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
By the time we miss all the "little creatures" it will be too late. Lori |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
enjoyed...James |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
Thanks James! Lori |
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