My office has owl statues stationed at every entrance to keep out the snakes.
That’s one of the downsides of working in the middle of the woods.
One of the upsides is the adorable creatures I encounter daily.
And then proceed to stalk.
Like Yertle. He’s my hometurtle.
He enjoys hanging in his shell, affectionately nipping friends and family and long walks on the street.
It’s the last one that’s going to get him in trouble one of these days.
But Yertle doesn’t care.
‘Cause he’s a rebel.
You can see it in his eyes.
Did you know Yertle the Turtle was suppose to symbolically represent Adolf Hitler?
At least according to Wikipedia
So that’s an interesting, possibly true fact to start off your Thursday
You’re welcome,
Megan
EDIT: Spilled Ink Guy, you were totally right – Yertle was just aching to be mustache-d.
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I just don’t see it.
I mean, he doesn’t even have a tiny blue mustache…
Edited to include tiny blue mustache.
Hilarious!
Yertle rocks that tiny blue mustache pretty hard!
Love the shell! Yertle is one stylish turtle!
Normally I don’t consider turtles to be the cutest of animals, but I’m just so glad not to see the poo anymore that I think Yertle is ADORABLE.
Just when I think you can’t top cats in bowls with mustaches… You totally redeem yourself with blue mustaches on turtles!
You’re the best, Meg.
Just the best.
After you stalked him, did you move him out of the street and onto the grass? I fear for Yertle. He’s too adventerous for his own good and headed straight for that storm drain.
Yertle is my absolute favorite Dr Seuss book – so thanks for bringing it to mind!
Another possibly true fact: I think I read one time that box turtles are actually tortoises. (I tried looking it up just now but the internet let me down!) But Yortoise the Tortoise doesn’t have the same ring to it, so I understand why they prefer to be called turtles.
I guess Yertle has never heard of turtle soup. It could shorten his life expectancy. That and being roadkill…
Where can I get me a turtle? Especially a mustached one…
When I go on a “long” bike ride, I always catch a turtle crossing the road at the same point. And it’s always the same turtle. Some would say that this turtle simply has found a great place for sunning that barely ever has any car traffic, but I know better. It simply heads out waiting for me to bike on by. Because I’m it’s best friend.
It must be, right?
that’s a swell shell, belle
That’s one tasty – er, I mean trendy – looking turtle.
So cute!!! You are really lucky to work somewhere with such nice wildlife visiting.
Yertle stay away from that drain…there is a bad clown in there named Pennywise.
If Yertle turns out to be a girl, I vote for the name Meshell Ndegeocello.
Um, are you insinuating I don’t my turtle genders.
‘Cause we all have our callings.
And, well, I think determining gender by glance may be one of them.
(Not in humans though, that’s just hard.)
I’m seriously jealous of you – you being able to work in the middle of the woods
The city live is just not for me …. please come and rescue me.
If you could see the size of the spiders I just found you’d realize you’re doing alright!
He looks pretty chilled out. Good on him.
Yertle is Hitler?
Holy crap.
I need to go re-read ALL my Dr. Seuss now.
Haven’t I just BLOWN YOUR MIND?
I love doing that.
What a cool looking turtle!
Soup on four feet if he doesn’t GET OUT OF THE ROAD.
He did need that ‘stache.
What a great name for a turtle. Does he like dandelions? My friend has a Greek land tortoise who’s just crazy for them.
That Yertle, he’s a turtle about town – wish we had a turtle to stalk, there are some random ducks around where we live from a nearby park, not as charming somehow…
Had no idea about Hitler-weird. He is a cute little guy–though he does look like he is up to no good
I’ve been looking, but you can never find a good turtle when you need one.
Yertle did end up safely on the other side, right?
The one thing that’s missing from my life is a turtle
The addition of the mustache makes my soul very happy.
He is adorable! Especially with the mustache.
cute! A friend of mine has a turtle named simply, “Lady Turtle”
Ooh, I actually quite like that name. And I think Yurtle would be quite fond of Lady Turtle.