@papa-pepper- Wow - That three toed box turtle looks adorable. It's pattern is not as pronounced or attractive as some of its cousins but I like the way it seems to be smiling at you in that picture. Thanks for this. We used to have two Singapore painted ear turtles. They died 5 years ago. This blog reminded me and made me nostalgic, Thanks again

I am continuing my focus on wildlife. Today I wrote a blog on Snoozing parrots with my musings about Thomas Carlyle equating parrots to economists. I request you to take a look at it when you have time. Your comments, as always, would be an encouragement and incentive for me to make better blogs. Thanks