I had Friday off. Everybody at the house was snoozing away so I geared up and headed off to Turkey Mountain. The weather was glorious with the sun shining, no wind, and low temperatures.
I don’t generally get to run in the morning and I headed off on the Yellow Trail.
The Arkansas River was up a little and the vistas from the trail was beautiful. And then,
I came across my old friend turtle. At least I thought he was my friend. He wasn’t too friendly and took off.
I would have thought that he could have at least slowed down for a few hundred yards to visit but I’m way too slow for him.
Have you ever had to deal with an unfriendly turtle?
Oh, these are priceless and I love the video!! Thanks so much for sharing!! What a great way to wind down my day!! And thanks for the smiles and the giggles!!! Have a wonderful weekend!!!
Surely this is a site well worth seeing.
It’s the river shot that I like best – but that’s one speedy turtle. I’ve never had an encounter with a turtle but my children used to have a couple of mean terrapins – do they count?
A bunch of turtles I met in South Africa attacked us. Anything but friendly.
Cute post and interesting like always!… I just saw turtles, only, in the local park or at Zoo… far enough from any strange encounter… Have a great weekend!!
Looks like a beautiful day for a run. That turtle was definitely not the gregarious type.
What gorgeous sun-filled shots! I don’t think the turtle was unfriendly though – just scared.
You make me laugh. You and the turtle.
Do you remember that turtle we had in the backyard in Albuquerque? He could be kind of snappy. Looks like a beautiful run. I need to get that garmin app that tracks your run.