tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143742537514581543.post6373028046083670384..comments2024-03-25T13:29:43.845-07:00Comments on A Year's Risings with Mary Oliver: TurtleLoraKim Joynerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07305359695072392847noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143742537514581543.post-17581398024846278742010-12-24T14:39:31.195-08:002010-12-24T14:39:31.195-08:00As a youngster I loved the turtles I caught that l...As a youngster I loved the turtles I caught that lived in our lake. I decided to build a habitat suited to their needs instead of bringing them into my environment in the cottage as I had done in the past. In the shade of a big old Oak I placed cinder blocks for their enclousure. I provided them with a pan dug into the sand so they could get in and swim in a limited space. I stocked the pan with minnows for them to eat as well as some turtle food from the store and some dead flies I had caught. I placed grass clippings in one corner and a pile of leaves in another for them to burrow into which they seemed to like doing. The next morning I went out before breakfast to see my five or six turtles and found that I had accomplished only feeding the raccoons the night before. They left me with only the shells of the turtles.Sallynoreply@blogger.com