We had a little excitement last week. Speedy, our western painted turtle, was in his new outdoor cage for the third day and was seeming to really enjoy the space and sunshine. Jayce and the girls were playing outside with the hose and I was running into town for the property closing and an appointment with the accountant. I peeked at him around 2:30 and he was basking in the sun.Right before supper I sent Jayce out to get Speedy, so he could be in for the night, and he was gone! The trail led to the edge of the yard and disappeared into the weeds. Somehow he climbed the two foot high sides of his cage, squeezed out of the top, and made a break for it. We walked the neighborhood with fliers and no one had seen him. We went to bed knowing Speedy was gone forever.
The next morning we got a phone call about a sign at the next road saying "Found Turtle". We called the number, drove over, and sure enough it was Speedy. It was almost a half mile as the turtle crawls, way back in the woods. This was the second time Speedy has been "AWAL". Last summer he did the same thing. Isn't our God a God of Miracles!
Speedy has been gounded to his little indoor tank since.
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