Well, not necessarily turtle power, but I believe we have turtle poop! Yes, I am revolting enough to have taken pictures. I’m always very happy when something I’ve done to improve the lot of some wild creature is even a bit successful. I didn’t know until after I’d decided to make turtle pools that boxies like to soak a few times a day, and that too-dry air can harm their respiratory systems, and potentially even kill them. I also learned that they often defecate in their soaking pools, which is part of the reason I took pictures of…poop! 😀

I’m hardly the world’s foremost expert in poop of any kind, let alone cheloniid poop, but it certainly looks right to me.

In less…”fecal” news, a lovely young Argiope aurantia has made her web in the water pickerel in the little water garden. She’s not very big yet, but given the fact that those flowers attract bees, flies, soldier beetles, and (unfortunately) Japanese beetles, she should eat well (assuming nothing eats her first). This is one of my favourite spiders, and is the same species as the big girl that once took up residence on the lawn mower handle at 544. I’m still not sure what she was trying to tell us by doing that. Anyway, this pretty little girl made her home at Parview, and she’s welcome.

I’d never grown caladium before this year, but after seeing these lovely things brightening up a shady spot, I certainly will in future!