"We've got a new pet."
This is the text message I get today, accompanied by a picture of a rather large turtle hanging out in the floor of the truck.
Just another day in the life of the Walravens. We love animals.
Turns out, this giant guy was chilling out on the back porch of Wes' work. I would have been mad that he took the turtle from its natural habitat, except that the body of water I believe it came from is across a very busy highway. I've already seen one splattered turtle in the past week, so I think it's kind of cute this one was saved.
If we had a pond or large-ish water feature in the backyard, you'd better believe that turtle would be hanging out there now. Alas, we don't, so we began to figure out where to take him to live out his days. While we contemplated, we stuck him in the bathtub with some water and lettuce, to simulate his natural habitat.
I have a favorite local park that has friendly ducks, lots of shady spots and trees. We loaded the little guy up on a laundry basket and set of for the park.
As soon as we get there, the ducks greet us to check out the situation.
They are eager to check out their new friend.
We pick the perfect spot to set the turtle free. He gazes on the horizon, checking out his new digs.
