Entries from August 2009

August 9, 2009

Timber Rattler but no Turtles

The only turtles we saw on our mini-vacation this weekend (aside from a sick turtle we brought with us so we could treat him every day) were at the Minnewaska Wildlife Center as we hiked around the lake. And here they are:

But the real excitement occurred after we’d take about ten steps out of the [...]

August 9, 2009

Taking Bob the Turtle on Vacation

It finally happened. We had to take a sick turtle on vacation (well, along with us for a weekend away) so that Allen could make sure the turtle got his ointment and nantibiotics.
Here’s Allen, ministering to Bob in our motel. (The fact that Allen’s wearing a Red Cross t-shirt as he applies ointment to Bob’s [...]