Baby Turtle

I was probably within inches of smooshing this guy on a walk yesterday when I realized rocks on the trails don't have eyes. Sure enough, it was a tiny box turtle.

I took a lot of pictures before I couldn't stand it anymore and finally picked the guy up. He looked at me cautiously, but didn't seem overly afraid.

You can see how tiny he is.

He did make the trip home with me and lived in a terrarium for a night. But I woke up realizing how unfair it would be to have the guy spend his youth in a small glass cage. So, Nicole and I took him back to the woods and set him free.