Turtle

Our pet turtle died Saturday. We'd had him about 25 years and don't now how old he was when we got him. He could well have been 40 - 50 years old. He seemed fine one day and then was gone the next. We buried him in our planted area along side the house. So now, for the first time in 30 years, we don't have any sort of pet. we've been through them all - several dogs, many birds, a hermit crab, multiple fish, 4 turtles, and some others I probably can't remember. The grandkids have 3 pets at the moment - a lizard, a cat, and a dog, so if we start lamenting our pet-free home, we have plenty to visit. It's the end of an era for us - there's no turning back, either.