Several Sea Turtles at Anaehoomalu Bay near Waikaloa on the Big Island of Hawaii

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A turtule at Berlin Zoologichergarten

Green Sea Turtle on a reef near Bonaire.

Taken at Sydney Wildlife World, Darling Harbour.

Captured at Al-Ain Zoo, UAE

"Stand in line, please"

All photos taken at Tennessee Aquarium at Chattanooga,Tennessee

Male Glyptemys muhlenbergii, Tennessee Aquarium

Mallard Lake, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California.

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I find it is rather therapeutic to hand feed Green Sea Turtles, plus they are amazing and beautiful sea creatures!! They are so graceful in movement as they seem to glide through the water seamlessly.

Swimming with the turtles in Hawaii

Underwater photo (by Danielle Sies)

comes up for a closer view of us

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This little guy was lost so before I set him back into my lake I took this portrait of him.

© Vitor Machado Photography 2013

Turtles at CalTech ponds

A turtle coming out of his shell to move off of our back patio

the surgeon fish are eating the algae off the turtle's shell

The best shot i took of a very large turtle breaking the surface in fetiye turkey

Trampled by Turtles kicked off the 2012 All Good Music Festival July 19 in Thornville, Ohio.

This is another shot of my dad's beloved pet tortoise, a Red Footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis Carbonaria) to be exact. Well, one of three that he has. It was just coming out from under the shade in the enclosure to get some sunlight. When I was looking back at this shot, it reminded me of a conversation that I had with a dear friend recently. She said that she was going to try getting out of her comfort zone and trying new things and new experiences...kind of like this cute little tortoise.

Maybe it's a good idea to "come out of your shell and get into the sunlight sometimes" ! :) After all, life is meant to be lived, not tolerated. And simply existing is not the same thing as living. I think my friend, Jusni said it best in his post entitled "Reflecting" .

Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!

Texas Box Turtle....

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Native to the eastern part of the U.S., eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina) are land dwellers that can live up to 100 yrs. in the wild! In many of NCBN's parks they are of special concern, so if you happen to spot one, let the staff know. This turtle was found in a meadow at Cape Cod NS.

basking at turtle bay.