Yesterday at the Wetlands, I was treated to some truly
jaw-dropping, hold-your-breath, pray-it-doesn’t-end moments. There were Hooded Mergansers, both male and
female, suspended in flight just above the water, a diving Belted Kingfisher,
and the highlight of the show—a Crested Caracara feasting on a fish on the side
of the road.
Today took my breath away too, but for different reasons.
Today took my breath away because I was laughing so hard.
God truly does have a sense of humor.
From the odd platypus-billed Northern Shoveler making a
return to the Wetlands this winter …
to the baby Great Blue Heron so hungry that even his mama’s
beak looked like a tempting eat …
… to the turtle drama that appeared on a harmless log in the
water.
There were two turtles, one small, resting peacefully on the
log—the other quite a bit larger, trying to heave itself out of the water onto
the log.
And every time he did?
The log went a-spinning.
Both turtles got dunked.
The small one got back up again first and then came the
giant, hoisting itself up on its front legs until … the log went a-spinning.
Both turtles under the water.
Again and again and again.
I never laughed so hard at two non-feline animals not named
Little Girl and Rumble.
And this, I thought, must be how God entertains himself
throughout the day.
I imagine it never gets old.
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