The little turtle that could

Currently, I think I'm a nature lover. While sitting at a nearby pond I watched droves of duck and goose move in and out of the water, fight amongst themselves, flap, quack, and hiss (at me). While pondering the beauty and wonder that is mother nature, I noticed out of the corner of my eye a small creature emerging from the deep. I studied for a minute, watching it edge closer and closer to the land. After it came into view, the round hump across its back was a dead give away. It was a turtle. Now, turtle are not native to this particular mountain side and I couldn't help but think of a young boy mourning the loss of his pet turtle. I watched him fight to keep his little head above water while it waded around in the shallows. His neck was streched as far as I would imaging a turles neck could. Currently, I think I am a nature lover.