New Resident

It's not unusual for turtles of various kinds and sizes to migrate their way down our lane or across our farm each spring.

Seeing a giant snapping turtle like this one slowly wend its way toward a new home is always one of the highlights of spring for us.

This year, though, this particular turtle decided it might like to take up residence in our water garden! I love to hover nearby, watching it slowly swim around, occasionally coming up for air as in the photo above. I fear that my too-frequent visits will eventually prompt it to move on to less nosy waters, but in the meantime, I am going to sneak a peek at it as often as I can!