A real turtle

The other day Grandma and Granddaddy Ward came over with a turtle they'd found in their yard. I'd never seen a turtle before. They told me to smell it, that's what I'm doing in this picture. (It didn't smell so great!)

I even touched it a little bit. It's called a leatherback, but since I don't really know what leather feels like, well, the whole thing was lost on me. But Granddaddy says there aren't many turtles like this, and this big, left around here, so I'm glad I got to see it!

Oh, and I washed my hands afterwards, don't worry!