Corner View : Grass

I'm very happy to post today. The camera, which has been tempermental-to-completely -not-working decided to oblige yesterday when I was called outside to see something under the apple tree. I grabbed the camera automatically, and ran out the back door carefully, expecting the opossum. 

Last year the porcupine was eating the windfall apples there and this year, with the very few apples even on the tree (remember this late storm that killed the apple blossoms?) an opossum  was taking what he could (I think about three)

So I was surprised when I hear a "No need to be quiet" as I opened the door and I found this:

He was quite a distance from the pond. He may have come from the neighbour's pond. I shot off several photos and checked to see that the camera was indeed working!

But this Corner View is about "grass". Our grass is parched as you can see in this draught. I'm glad Mr. Photogenic here saved this from being just one yellow crunchy grass picture.  

We have had much heat and very little rain. For us it's just a yellow lawn but the farmers around here have been forced to feed their cattle hay, something that doesn't usually happen until November! The weather is very unpredictable this year.

So we followed the turtle down to our pond. He seemed to know the way and made pretty good time for a turtle. The grass there is dry but is more the customary colour, as it is mostly in shade.

And of course, just before he slid into the bull rushes and into the pond, The Boss had to check him out too.

(Bonus turtle eyeball photo just because it's very cool!)

 

 

More Corner View: Grass at Francesca's.

Comments

[Lynne]

Oh, that's the BEST! I was on my way to work the other day and had to stop for your turtle's cousin, inching his way across the road...going who knows where?

[Theresa]

Wow. My kids would have loved seeing this!

[Ötli]

An amazing creature...

[Michaelanneneal]

That would be such a thrill to see something SO neat!!! You got some great shots!!! We finally got some rain!!! YEAH!!! :)

[Farmgirl Susan]

Great photos! I love the one with the cat. Snapping turtles always look so prehistoric and out of place to me, like they're wandering around trying to figure out where the dinosaurs went. :)

[Elizabeth]

We had a thunderstorm last night too, hurray, that included lots of rain! The last storms were all thunder and a few spits. Now we need a weeks worth more at least.

[Vicki]

That eyeball *is* very cool. We are parched here, too, though had a nice thunderstorm very early this morning. It's nice to see puddles. ;)

[Beth]

Whoah---incredible shot of that eye! Cool pics of this guy, but my favorite is 'the boss' checking him out! Sorry about your grass---that's tough to deal with.

[tanïa]

Wow. Quite an unusual visitor! He looks like a prehistoric time traveller! His back reminds me of an old piece of wood and his eyes are REALLY mysterious and full of wisdom...

[Bonnie]

I'm so glad you threw in the bonus eyeball photo ! ha ha. that cracked me up ! but you're right ... it is so cool !!

This is really neat. I'd love to have turtles like that in our yard ... but, we settle kangaroos ! :)

[gis]

What a character to have in your garden. That eye photo is fantastic (and also the one with the cat!).

[flowtops]

What is with the weather this year? This draught business will have an epic ensuit, I assure you.

Meanwhile, that's the coolest dude you've got visiting there. I LOVE the eyeball rolling!

Nicki

[Kasia]

Wow! What an exotic guest visited your garden! I wonder how old he is...

[Mezzamay]

I wonder what he was up to? Maybe he decided to swap ponds if his one got too hot?
http://mezzamay.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/corner-view-grass.html

[Francesca]

That's a pretty exotic sight! I hope the farmers there were able to harvest enough "grass" this spring to feed the cattle through summer and winter.