So for those of you who didn't know...
I bought a box turtle a few days ago...
And for those of you who didn't know...
my dogs caused it to run free in the backyard...they messed with the "turtle pen".
So last night I was frantickly trying to find my beloved Shelley but to no avail.
I figured her for dead, probably get eaten by a coyote or a raccoon.
But today, this morning, I went outside seeking one more time around the backyard, looking in all the obvious places...behind and in bushes,underneath our shed, in piles of leaves or grass clippings or tree bark....NOTHING!!!
Then I wondered up the hill in our yard, assuming to find nothing, but I had to look there for my sake. Attachment came quicker than I thought it would with this little herbivorous pretty.
So I got to nearly the top of our yard and out of the corner of my eye I see a round object that resembles a dark rock. A look closer...and I see it is my Shelley.
At last all of my fears of Shelley being attacked and grossly murdered are now over. I am happy to tell you that Shelley is now safe in her home eating a lovely arrangement of carrots, lettuce, and apples.
For the record, I imagine Shelley is pissed right now. She had free roam of a big yard...leaves and twigs and bark to eat....bugs to capture....now she is back in captivity...
I will have to re-win her affection!!
Ben, thanks for praying that I would find her! And thanks to all those who wished me good luck in finding her!
(This is the most idiotic post of my blogger history...and probably future for that matter)