Sally’s View of the River

Excerpt from the Observation Journal: We had just returned to Sunny Rock from a local daytrip and were making a quick change of clothes in the Pine Studio for an anticipated “Natural Whirlpool” and swim.

I looked out towards the water over the balcony and saw what I assumed was a very slow moving log…the odd thing was it wsa moving against the current.

With logic on my side I reached for the binoculars and took a magnified look. The slow moving log creeping its way up current was actually a very large turtle (the neck and head of this enormous turtle was what looked like the log).

With a closer look, the Turtle’s shell (bigger than what my arms could wrap around) followed just under the water surface. She was solitary, independent, strong, alone…but she shared her presence with me.

I called my partner to see her dinasour like beauty (the turtle). But as quick as she came for a look, the turtle submerged underwater and vanished..

For that brief moment the turtle was not alone or maybe it was me that wasn’t! Written by Debra June 8th, 2005