i took my new binoculars to the park this morning to conduct a preliminary turtle census and am happy to report that i spotted 6 hale and hearty baskers enjoying the spring sunshine. a few years ago there was a holocaust in the park and the turtle population was decimated. i expect the turtle headcount to increase considerably in the coming weeks as the water level drops a little and there are more basking locations that are visible to us census takers.
there are lots of carp in the lake and some of them are quite large. when the water is still and clear the large carp look like german u-boats cruising slightly below the surface. on several occasions i've witnessed chinese children catching the small carps with nets and white people giving them dirty looks. today there was a white man and his son with a net attempting to catch a few fish so i pedaled over to check it out and witnessed two chinese women scolding them for poaching the carp. i started a conversation with poachers and they had what appeared to be russian accents when the father explained to me that they were trying to catch a few fish for their backyard pond. after the niceties were over i asked if they had any plans to poach a turtle or two and they assured me that they had no designs on the turtles. all was well with the world. god bless the turtles.
white people get pissed at chinese kids poaching carp and chinese people get pissed at white people poaching carp. the universe is unfolding as it should.
i love you sons of bitches.
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Wikipedia says that turtle soup is a delicacy for both the Chinese and the Americans, so those critters may need protection. Carp is not so highly rated, possibly because its name is an anagram.
gb - fishing nets are big problem for sea turtles, poor guys. yeah, i guess cheap carp from china is full of all sorts of lovely toxins.
That is so cool; stay on 'em Billy!!
BBC has landed in Texas. Made it in one piece.
dixie - i never met a turtle i didn't like.
s - long live the king!
It's a good weekend to bask in the sun like some awesome-ass turtles. Enjoy it.
God bless the turtles indeed, BP, and glad you are there looking after them. Keep fighting the good fight my friend.
They should send them to that river with the flying carp. Hear they're a real nuisance.
Thanks for the update S. Things will be quiet around here w/o BBC.
I cannot think of a turtle or see one that I don't think of you.
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