While playing ball in the backyard today, my son found a turtle that had crept under our gate!  My daughter ran in to tell me and I couldn't believe it!  I remembered one day on a walk in our neighborhood.  A few streets over we saw some children who asked us if we had seen their turtle that ran away from home!  http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/teacupsinthegarden/360417/

I wondered if that turtle had finally made it to our house!

He was such a shy fellow.  DH began to think he must be dehydrated so he started dripping water from the garden hose on him.  This turtle reminded me of BJ Thomas' song, "Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head."

"Raindrops keep fallin' on my head
And just like the guy whose feet are too big for his bed
Nothin' seems to fit
Those raindrops are fallin' on my head, they keep fallin'"

"So I just did me some talkin' to the sun
And I said I didn't like the way he got things done
Sleepin' on the job
Those raindrops are fallin' on my head, they keep fallin'"

"But there's one thing I know
The blues they send to meet me won't defeat me
It won't be long till happiness steps up to greet me"

"Raindrops keep fallin' on my head
But that doesn't mean my eyes will soon be turnin' red
Cryin's not for me
'Cause I'm never gonna stop the rain by complainin'
Because I'm free
Nothin's worryin' me"

"It won't be long till happiness steps up to greet me

Raindrops keep fallin' on my head
But that doesn't mean my eyes will soon be turnin' red
Cryin's not for me
'Cause I'm never gonna stop the rain by complainin'
Because I'm free
Nothin's worryin' me"

We were prepared to take him to the pond in the neighborhood behind us.  Then dh decided he must have come from our next door neighbor, who has a pond in the back yard.  Sure enough, the neighbors thought it was theirs, so he was returned.  In our hearts though, we felt sad about this.  The turtle had lots of scratches on his back.  DS figured that came from the dog next door.  There isn't much care of things next door, and ds thought the turtle would escape to the peacefulness of our back yard.  I was almost prepared to start digging a pond for him in our back yard.  I wonder if he'll be back?