tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1380304323931971092.post7432847326260041212..comments2023-12-31T23:30:13.402-06:00Comments on Speedway Daily Photo: Turtles!Speedwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16294062505751359294noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1380304323931971092.post-13783839130692172082011-09-15T12:51:23.165-05:002011-09-15T12:51:23.165-05:00I do indeed have an inordinate affection for the c...I do indeed have an inordinate affection for the cute and crusty little guys, Speedway.<br />Although in my old edition of Mrs.Beeton's Household Management (under "Colonial Cuisine") there are several turtle recipes and she gives the horrifying advice: "Be sure to break their legs before putting them in the pot as they are wont to attempt to climb out."<br />I'm happy to say I have never eaten turtle and never will.divehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12938980502783421961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1380304323931971092.post-65715199596481232262011-09-15T08:53:40.848-05:002011-09-15T08:53:40.848-05:00Oops, my bad! The lumpy gray one seems to have red...Oops, my bad! The lumpy gray one seems to have red cheeks, too. So make him antisocial, not churlish.Speedwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16294062505751359294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1380304323931971092.post-35122881787655035612011-09-15T08:48:31.522-05:002011-09-15T08:48:31.522-05:00G'morning, Dive, and thank you. I always enjoy...G'morning, Dive, and thank you. I always enjoy the way you find something nice to say. It's a pleasure to think you enjoy the little shelled guys, too. <br /><br />I counted four turtles in the top picture, with the gray one being a lumpy snapper of churlish disposition. Not that it was, but in the picture it seems as though he has his back turned and shoulders hunched to avoid his painted cousins.Speedwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16294062505751359294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1380304323931971092.post-62951109115088928892011-09-15T01:41:37.696-05:002011-09-15T01:41:37.696-05:00Yay turtles! How wonderful to see nature going abo...Yay turtles! How wonderful to see nature going about its business right in the heart of the city. These guys are cute beyond words.divehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12938980502783421961noreply@blogger.com