Ends & Picks » animals http://www.endsandpicks.com Mon, 20 Dec 2010 21:08:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Myrtle the Turtle http://www.endsandpicks.com/2010/06/13/myrtle-the-turtle/ http://www.endsandpicks.com/2010/06/13/myrtle-the-turtle/#comments Mon, 14 Jun 2010 03:09:30 +0000 Melissa http://www.endsandpicks.com/?p=1144 Look what we saw early one morning last week:

This determined little mama climbed out of the swamp (what looks like a whole mess of weeds above, not to be confused with the GIANT THISTLE that’s about to take over our grill) and up a fairly steep slope to dig a hole in our backyard to lay her eggs.

I don’t think she much appreciated me staring and taking pictures while she was hard at work…or maybe it was the two fixated kitties at my feet who were just BEGGING me to open the door so they could go investigate.

Okay, Madre, what type of turtle babies should we be expecting?

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Lucca’s mom has been asking me for a jellyfish since she saw rhymeswithfun’s Julius back in the day.  Jarvis now hang’s out over Lucca’s changing table and is sure to make diaper changes much more fun!  (Well, at least for Lucca anyway…)

Baby Quiba will be welcomed home by Herbert once he arrives mid-June.

Herbert was knit from the free Ribbit pattern with no real mods except that I only used fiberfill instead of the recommended tennis ball for stuffing.  Can’t wait to meet you next month, Kai!!

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