It's a Snapper

I noticed that there was a snapping turtle in the flower bed outside my office today.  It looked like it had dug a couple of holes and it wasn't moving very much.  Both of which led me to believe that it needed rescued. 

Turns out, I was wrong about that.  After talking with a co-worker, I learned that this turtle was going to lay eggs in the flower bed!  From what I read about snapping turtles today, it is not uncommon for them to travel away from water to lay their eggs.  If these eggs survive, they should hatch around the end of August.

I checked in on the turtle all day.  Eventually, it burrowed itself into the ground so far that you could only see the top of it's shell. 

I chose to write this blog because everyone I have shared this story with did not find it interesting. 

To me, the most interesting part of this event is that no matter how many office buildings are built, or how many parking lots are poured, nature cannot be stopped.  We are so ignorant to believe that we can control it.

Most of my co-workers thought that the turtle was a tree stump when they saw it on their way into the office.  Knowing that makes me appreciate my awareness of our environment and reminds me that we are not the only important things in this universe.  We are only a small part of the system.