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Jason Anthony's avatar

Good stuff, Terry. One of the snappers I helped cross a road this spring gaped at me as well, and I was shocked at how beautifully clean and Barbie pink his/her mouth was, esp. given the muck-of-ages coloring on the shell and body.

Also helped my first northern musk turtle this spring too. Not too common around here.

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Terry J. Allen's avatar

Thanks. Yes, Barbie pink. perfect. Barbie pink on Gary Oldman {in Slow House).

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Terry J. Allen's avatar

Meant "Slow Horses" of course.

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Carol's avatar

Dang you’re a good writer!

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Terry J. Allen's avatar

Thank you, but sadly, I never know which of my multiple Carol buddies has written. Whoever, good to hear kind words.

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Sue Cloutier's avatar

Turtles need more helpers who understand and protect them and their habitats. More safe passageways need to be engineered for them as they travel their traditional and so very necessary routes.

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Terry J. Allen's avatar

YES!

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Jonathan Allen's avatar

Excellent photos and story. The text almost qualifies as poetry. Keep up the good work.

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Terry J. Allen's avatar

Thanks, Jonny.

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John Snell's avatar

Thank you. Sorry I missed Sy's talk. Love your memorable encounter. They are, one and all, unforgettable! All part of the world we live in but too often fail to see.

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Terry J. Allen's avatar

What a dangerous (heedless and vicious), poignant species we are. It was a lovely talk. And she and her illustrator, Matt Patterson, were true enthusiasts, in the best sense of the word.

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Edie Shedd's avatar

Wish I had kept track of how many turtles my husband "saved"!

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Terry J. Allen's avatar

It is a unambiguously good thing to do.

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Hilary Dirlam's avatar

I heard an NPR story about them yesterday. They are the most threatened species of vertebrate i cant imagine a world without them.

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Janet Van Fleet's avatar

You didn't tell about the wooden one in the middle!

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Terry J. Allen's avatar

I leave some mysteries ... that, and I can't remember. Some museum, likely pre-Columbian Central America.

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Janet Van Fleet's avatar

Ah! You're entitled to mysteries, but I was hoping it was something you owned. It's very beautiful.

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Terry J. Allen's avatar

It is. It is terracotta, perhaps from the Met.

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