turtle wisdom

The first sunny day in july and everyone in NH is working out in the garden...overrun with weeds and slugs; time to make room for new blooms and growth. In the midst of deadheading geraniums and cutting back beetle- eaten lilies, a visitor lumbers in the still-wet grass. 

Turtle arrives, moving deliberately under the shade of the birch trees; unphased by the rumble of the lawn mower, she meanders and shows herself.

So patient she is with my fascination...her obsidian head streaked with white and her copper penny underbelly bright in the sunlight. She stills herself as I turn her over, carry her around till I find the perfect spot to release her. Near the edge of the woods and moving toward the stream, I hope she finds her way to the shade of Montauk daisies and yellow straw flowers.

"Turtle Wisdom" reminds us to be both tenacious and patient. She shares her self-reliance and encourages the creation of boundaries and the respect of others boundaries as well. Turtle teaches us the art of navigation in its truest form. 

sending peace.