More Turtles

As I was driving down to Madison, Ct. I spotted a turtle trying to cross the busy Route 81 in a  blind curve.  I had to drive a little further down the road to turn my car around. I then rushed to aid that turtle. By the time I got back to the curve the turtle had created a traffic jam. Cars going both directions had stopped. I saw a guy with work gloves grab that turtle by the tail and swiftly move it on the other side of the guard rail. The situation was over, the turtle was safe and the traffic jam cleared. I wanted to take a picture of the turtle before continuing my journey. I reached for my iPad and it wasn't there!?!? Darn! I still had my aging cellphone so I took  couple of pictures with it. The turtle was very muddy.

   I returned to my car and drove up the road to turn around. When I got back to that curve that turtle was trying to cross the road again. I stopped the car, took my work gloves from my trunk and went to help the turtle. I grabbed it with two hands on both sides and it started to bristle violently. Her movements were surprisingly powerful. For a moment I thought this might be one of those Ninja Turtles. I tried again and she jumped, bristled and tried to claw me. She could actually reach on the back of the shell and I saw white claws come out of her legs. Now I was sure she was a crazy Ninja Turtle.

It started to look like I am not a man enough to  move this turtle. Maybe I should try to grab the tail. Another car stopped by and a guy came to see what was going on. We tried to figure out what to do because this turtle was determined to cross the road.  He got a cooler from his car and pushed the turtle in the cooler. The turtle got moved safely across the road.

 A day later I found this website http://www.turtlerescueleague.com/index.html that tells you how to help turtles. I wish the guy who grabbed the turtle by the tail had read this warning on the website:

NEVER EVER PICK UP ANY TURTLE BY THE TAIL, IT CAN INJURE THEM VERY BADLY.

Bruises, Deviled Eggs and Rainbows

School is over and I have the scars to prove it. On Monday June 22nd we had a volleyball game: teachers vs. the 6th and 7th graders. The teachers lost. That is kind of strange, because in February we easily defeated the 8th graders. Now, a week and half later I don't limp anymore, but my knees are still black and blue and bruised. 
   After the game we had a little luncheon. Once again I had some deviled eggs. This time I only got three. I did much better last year, but any amount of deviled eggs is a great start to summer.

It has been rainy for a couple of days, but now as we are heading for the 4th of July weekend the weather is getting better. Today (July 1st) we spotted a nice rainbow and I had to go out to see if I could get a good picture of it.

Unfortunately the rainbow had started to fade by the time I got to Park Hill Road. Notice Mount Tom on the background. It also appears that my bad luck with digital cameras is starting to be a thing in the past. My iPad has been taking semi-decent pictures for almost a year now. My daughter also knew that you can zoom with the iPad and she showed me how to do it. The result can be seen below.