Young turtles at the time of hatching, or soon afterwards. From Agassiz’ ‘Contributions to the Natural History of the United States’ published in 1857, online at 19thcenturyscience (via BibliOdyssey).
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Sometimes we only notice animals when they cause problems. Maybe your turtle splashed water on the floor today and you had to clean it up. It splashed a little harder today because it was especially excited to see you. You got angry because it’s extra work for you, but the turtle doesn’t understand your daily routine. But more importantly, have you thanked your turtle every time it remembered to greet you as it walked in the door? Probably not. You’ve probably come to expect it. It’s your turtle. It should be happy. It should appreciate you.
If you can only think of the times your turtle splashed water on the floor and not the times it made you smile, you’re not being good to your turtle. You have to make your turtle smile too.
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Today is Goose and Lucy’s 6 month birthday.
For the occasion, Goose asked if he could show me what he wanted to be when he grows up.
With patience, he finally figured out how to use my laptop.
And he googled me this:
With patience, my child.
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