Close to Home by John McPherson for February 26, 2025

Once upon a time, we had turtles at home with our children. As they grew older over time, we released them into nature.

I’ll bet it has trouble getting into the litter box, though!

(used to belong to Charles Darwin)

A pet for the generations.

So Happy Together….

Did you check the expiration date before you bought it? It looks pretty old to me.

bleeb is a pretty durable pet.

Get them a mother-in-law, they never die!

I had two painted turtles when I was a kid. I gave them to the next door neighbor girl when I left home. When she went off to college she gave them to another friend. Best guess is they were 30/35 years old before they passed.

Not very cuddly, but definitely durable. Hmm, except if you let the kids take care of it.

At. Family function, a snapping turtle came up from the creek in the yard…we gave him carrots then sent him back to the creek!

They like to have it walk across the room towards them, so they can say “It’s coming right tortoise.”

I think I will take my turtle for a walk around the block. See you next year.

They are kinda high maintenance, now you have to install a pool.

What about a whale? They live a long time.