I never grew out of my childhood love of turtles and tortoises. I've had this stone for years; it's my totem, reminding me that slow and steady gets me there every time, that I may be a late-bloomer but I will always get there.
It is also, of course, a symbol: Turtle Island, the aboriginal name for North America.
How lovely - it looks very tactile!
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.....I have been sitting here for quite a while....admiring this lovely photograph....so simple....so natural......how lovely!
ReplyDeleteMakes you want to reach out and hold it in the palm of your hand.
Anon the Elder.....OXOXO
Cool..I am also a big fan of turtles and tortoises...have you seen the few second video of Gopher Tortoise on my blog???
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ReplyDeleteFrom one late bloomer to another...I loooove sea turtles!
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ReplyDeleteI love the symbolism of the turtle/tortoise that you described Colette. I have a very special turtle made from alabaster that my husband bought for me while we were on holiday in The Grenadine Islands and, you know, I'm a bit of a plodder and get there in the end too, so I really liked the words you chose to describe your turtle
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I had a pet tortoise when i was a little girl. I love them too! thanks for this post, you just reminded me of another childhood memorie xo (ps - did you see the photo of my new grandson a few days ago? he was born Sept 5th - Charlie Alexander)
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