When I was born, my great aunt (a dessert tortoise breeder) gave our family a newborn turtle. We named him Sherman, after the Sherman tank, and he was a master of escaping. I'm not sure how many times he escaped, but it must have been somewhere like 17 times.
One time he escaped, we put up signs, and someone found him a few miles from our house. I mean seriously, he loves to adventure.
He loved hiding behind the pool equipment in the shade, and sitting in his water dish. No matter where he was, he was gonna get out.
Funny story, we gave him tomatoes, and a few months later, tomatoe plants started sprouting up everywhere! Those are the same plants we still use in our garden. Anyway, those plants produced the most, the largest, and the juiciest tomatoes we'd ever seen. They were so good, it even got the neighbors interested.
In my free time, I enjoyed sitting with Sherman, and telling him all about my day, problems, excitements, and just life. We grew pretty close over the years. I expected him to grow old with me, considering his long lifespan.
Those were the good days, the best 13 years.
Last Friday night, we hosted a dinner party with all of our cousins. (One of our cousins lives next door). Someone went out by the enclosure, and left the gate open.
Well, him being a adventuring turtle, somehow found a way to lodge himself in the waterfall between the pool and spa. By the time we found out, it was too late. I've been devastated for the last few hours (it happened today). So I've been wondering, since turtles are God's creation, do they go to Heaven? Btw I've been litterly balling.
One time he escaped, we put up signs, and someone found him a few miles from our house. I mean seriously, he loves to adventure.
He loved hiding behind the pool equipment in the shade, and sitting in his water dish. No matter where he was, he was gonna get out.
Funny story, we gave him tomatoes, and a few months later, tomatoe plants started sprouting up everywhere! Those are the same plants we still use in our garden. Anyway, those plants produced the most, the largest, and the juiciest tomatoes we'd ever seen. They were so good, it even got the neighbors interested.
In my free time, I enjoyed sitting with Sherman, and telling him all about my day, problems, excitements, and just life. We grew pretty close over the years. I expected him to grow old with me, considering his long lifespan.
Those were the good days, the best 13 years.
Last Friday night, we hosted a dinner party with all of our cousins. (One of our cousins lives next door). Someone went out by the enclosure, and left the gate open.
Well, him being a adventuring turtle, somehow found a way to lodge himself in the waterfall between the pool and spa. By the time we found out, it was too late. I've been devastated for the last few hours (it happened today). So I've been wondering, since turtles are God's creation, do they go to Heaven? Btw I've been litterly balling.
