Talking Turtles

This turtle and I were swimming along today,he wise and quiet, me talking a mile a minute into my snorkel. All of a sudden he dives toward the sand.













Whats he doing ? OH, he sees something to eat! WHATS he got? OMG ITS A BAND-AID discarded by a careless HUMAN!








OH NO YOU DONT! I dive down after him, he picks up the band-aid, I feel sick. In a motion I can only explain as reflex ,I start slapping him on the head. "NONONO" I say. He drops the offending piece of HUMAN trash and looks at me like , LADY I AM ON MY LAST NERVE WITH YOU!!


Feeling rather dumb I say, "Im sorry, but I cant let you eat that". I stuff the band-aid in my suit and swim to shore. I discard it in a rubbish can grumbling about the carelessness of my fellow man.

I think turtles talk to each other...


A couple minutes later I came across another turtle. As soon as he sees me, he sits down in the sand and he doesn't move a muscle! He just stared at me as if to say, "LADY if you SLAP me, IM gonna SMACK YOU!" LOLOL...






I am an island gal.....

Comments

Firefly the Travel Guy said…
I just had a good laugh at your post, but also agrees with you that it is very sad the way we as humans treat nature. Now be careful next time you dive and see a couple of turtles together. They may be lying in wait to ambush you. LOL
July 21, 2009 at 12:30 AM
Leilani Tresise said…
LOl Fire ! i need to be more careful, can u imagine me livin in South Africa and slapping a Lion over the head ? LOLOL
July 21, 2009 at 4:28 PM
robert said…
On behalf of all the turtles living inside the room of my 23 months old son, I'd like to thank you.
July 21, 2009 at 4:53 PM
Leilani Tresise said…
Your welcome Robert! If we are all careful your sons son will be in a world that has healthy turtles !
July 21, 2009 at 10:53 PM
A human kind of human said…
I have been "away" for a long time but am so glad to be back and I am catching up on all the posts I have missed. This is one of the best I've missed. I still love your blog and the relationship you seem to have with the ocean and its creatures. When I grow up, I am coming to visit you and your wonderful islands.
July 24, 2009 at 10:00 PM
Jesse said…
Nice ripples on the sand and good composition on the last photograph!
December 1, 2009 at 9:22 PM
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