These fun photos, taken in mid March by my husband Pieter, show you our TURTLE KINDERGARTEN in the pond! Are they not precious? The way they all line up on a piece of wood that is left in there where once was the fountain on an island. It got too often clogged up and we had to row to it in a boat for cleaning it up.
Here are at least four KINDERGARTEN TURTLES and some bigger ones with a larger teenager.
But as soon as you show up, they dive into the pond...
Taking a photo was so tricky!
In the pond are the new leaves of the waterlilies as well as old leaves and catkins from the huge semi evergreen oak tree.
Can you see them? To the right of that tall tree's shade in the water...
From a different angle.
Life as a Turtle is good...
Below are two links from previous posts where you can see the mama turtle digging in the eggs.
Do you have turtles in your pond or garden?
Have you ever seen baby turtles grow up?
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Yes. Always happy to see the turtles.
ReplyDeleteAw...dear Mariette, those sweet creatures are adorable! Nice pictures.
ReplyDeleteHugs to you and Pieter.
Doris
My goodness, Mariette. You have your own pond? This is so pretty... and you have turtles too! You probably do not miss the city too often when you can look at all this every day... Veronique (French Girl in Seattle)
ReplyDeleteHi Mariette,
ReplyDeletelovely turtles :O)
Thanks for your message, but there are no problems with my blog. I checked everything!
Have a happy weekend
Claudia
Mariette! This is wonderful! We've seen turtles lay eggs in Florida and we adopted desert tortoises while living in Southern CA. How fun to watch the nesting!
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Dearest Mariette,
ReplyDeleteWould like to have Turtles in pond or garden.
Thank you for your kind comment and friendship.
I love you so much.
Michiko
Stupende fotografie!! felice giornata a Te....ciao
ReplyDeleteHoi Mariette, het hebben van uw eigen vijver schildpad is een grote voldoening, als je de ontwikkelingen op de voet volgen! groeten. Rose Marie
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness they are so cute! How nice you have a pond where turtles live! Unfortunately I don't have such pond. When I lived in Florida, I saw a big turtle on a golf course. There are many lakes and ponds there so I could often see such creatures :-)
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful weekend, Mariette!
Stupende queste foto!
ReplyDeleteMi piacciono le tartarughe!
buon week-end cara Mariette!
un abbraccio
fiore
I am thinking life as a turtle in your pond truly would be a wonderful life Mariette!
ReplyDeleteWishing you a beautiful weekend!
xo Catherine
Dear Mariette,
ReplyDeleteYour turtles are so sweet, and these pictures reflects lot of tranquility.
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Hello again my dear friend Mariette,
ReplyDeleteJust to let you know that fortunately I was able to delete that background and everything is normal again, but this time, I will keep it simple and I won't add any modifications to my template but blogger's, that is safer.
Love to you,
Laura :0)
Adorable! We have 3 pet water turtles.
ReplyDeleteDee
Beautiful photos... I love turtles!
ReplyDeleteHave a nice weekend:)
Beautiful photos... I love turtles!
ReplyDeleteHave a nice weekend:)
Beautiful photos... I love turtles!
ReplyDeleteHave a nice weekend:)
This wonderful post brought a big smile to my face. You know it's spring when the turtles start basking in the sun on various perches. What fun! Fantastic photographs!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful place. I want to be you when I grow up! :D
ReplyDeleteTheoritacly, turtles are my favourite animals. They are slow but noticeable which is not the case with snails.
About the necklace thing - I really wanted it to look short (in the neckline) on the pictures. But my "photographer" told me to leave it. I'll definetly won't be listening to her again. :/ :)
Hallo liebe Mariette, die sind ja süß!
ReplyDeleteIhr habt aber auch einen riesigen Teich, der ein wahres Paradies für eure Schildkröten sein muss. Wir haben nur einen Mini-Teich, in den sich ab und zu mal Kröten verirren und in dem Wasserschnecken leben. Aber auch das ist schön für mcih zu beobachten :o)
Lieve groetjes, Traude
Oh hoe cool is dat zeg..een eigen schildpaddenvijver..super..
ReplyDeleteLieve groet Chris
Your turtles are precious. We see them back in the creek sometimes. sandie
ReplyDeleteLiebe Mariette,
ReplyDeletedu wirst es nicht glauben, die amerikanische Schmuckschildkröte kommt inzwischen massenhaft in Deutschland vor. Hier sind es alles ausgesetzte Tiere, die ihren Haltern lästig geworden sind. Kaum jemand weiß nämlich wie viel Arbeit diese kleinen Dinger machen. Früher wurden sie billig verkauft, schnell angeschafft und schnell ausgesetzt. Wir fanden ein zugewandertes Exemplar im Garten, das dann jahrzehntelang bei uns im Aquarium überwinterte und im Sommer in einem Privatabteil des Gartens lebte. Ich mag Schildkröten sehr gerne, das sind faszinierende Tiere. Süß, wie sie da sonnenbaden.
Schöne Grüße, Johanna
Wow so nice with baby turtles. So happy for you. We don't have turtles in Sweden but you can buy on to have indoors. Have a nice weekend.
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Elna
I've never seen turtles in the wild. Only in zoos and as small as pets.
ReplyDeleteHow exciting to have them in the garden!
HAve a nice weekend // Kajsa
These turtles are very cute :) Great photos.
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely weekend!
Eva
Wat een bijzondere bewoners van julie tuin Mariette.
ReplyDeleteEen fijn weekend!
madelief x
Dearest Mariette,
ReplyDeleteThey are so cute.
We have a lot of turtles in the lagoons in our community. They are fun to watch.
Thanks for sharing your babies.
Love to you, Ginger
Dear Mariette,
ReplyDeleteYou have a lovely garden and is even more beautiful every day to watch the evolution of creatures of the earth.
I thank you for this wonderful pics.
Olympia
Que imagenes tan deliciosas, es un entorno fantastico!
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Veronica.
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