Turtles On The Half Shell

While going to get the mail at C’s place, we discovered a bunch of baby turtles that had just hatched near the pond. When I saw the first one, I took a step back, afraid I would step on another in the area, which is exactly what happened when I put my foot back down behind me. I managed to stand there for a moment before noticing and somehow the little guy seemed okay. As we looked for more, we discovered several all down the edge of the road, some of which had actually wandered away from the pond into the road and gotten squished by cars. We sprung into action, redirecting some who were actually crossing the road and others who seemed headed the same way, moving them closer to the pond and out of harm’s way. Apparently these turtles hatch in the Spring usually and may be a certain endangered species the town goes to great lengths to protect at the expense of, ironically, locals and turtles alike. We hope these ones are safe for the time being. Then again, as a friend put it, we may have just ruined the turtle gene pool by saving the stupid ones.