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This is the fourth in a series of five "portraits" based on Northern Virginia turtles.
12" x 12", acrylic on canvas, 11/2008
DSCN6750 There was a giant crane in the road lifting a fallen tree over a house to remove it, and about 20 neighbors standing about taking in the spectacle.
Suddenly I noticed this turtle, covered in moss, in the middle of the crowd trying to lay her eggs in the rock between two driveways(!).
Nature will have her way regardless of the modern suburban (Wayzata, MN) world we have created.
Just now, during a heavy monsoon rain, Ron and I saw a turtle in our backyard. We went outside, grabbed it, and took some pictures of it. We let it go assuming it was native.
We tried to identify it by searching for information on the Internet, and thought it might be an ornate box turtle, although its range seems to be a little farther east than where we are.