The second coolest thing I saw today, family excluded, was a fallen log in the Eno River. There were ten turtles on it, in a wide range of size and species, and they were just sitting there, sunning themselves. Somewhere upstream a small girl was shouting "Turtles! Turtles!" One craned his neck to acknowledge the noise. The rest? They were turtles.
I saw a couple of dads fishing with their daughters, faces beaming with paternal pride as one of the little girls hauled in what had to be her firs...
Published on September 19, 2010 01:33