#NewThisDay Writing From My Photo Stream

Geese family on the Charles

At the swamp

Painted turtle laying eggs

For two days in the yard, turtles trek across the field from the river, or maybe the brook, to lay eggs. Yesterday, a snapper. Today, a much smaller painted turtle. Here's an excerpt from a delightful poem by Kay Ryan, "Turtle." You can listen to her read here, courtesy of the Poetry Foundation where I found it.

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poems/detail/50611

All photos and text copyright Kelly DuMar 2017 unless otherwise attributed