Remember the three turtles mentioned in my "first bilingual photo story" post? For a while, I went back to that branch to see them, but they left after a few days, and their place was empty.
Yesterday I found them basking in a spot a little ways away from the branch. Only, I could see no splashing around going on this time. It looked like all three shells were relatively still, its occupants completely content to simmer in their puddles of pond water atop lily pads.
To be totally honest, I am not sure it is the same threesome I saw around that branch...it could be a different family, three completely different turtles after all.
As a matter of fact, I saw another branch sticking out of the pond at Lower Bridge, and I could see an unnatural bump on it. Before seeing it up close, I knew what it was!
My Buddhist friend had seen the branch too. We went to see it--yes, a darling hatchling was climbing up it--and we took photos.
We walked around to the other side of the park, where we saw carp swimming under the brush, and a huge golden-ringed dragonfly actually landed on her visor!
I couldn't get out my camera in time. But the mallards right there at Step Creek saw!
Please pray Takako would realize the Creator of Salvation has been loving her all her life; more importantly that she needs Him; and most importantly, like that golden-ringed dragonfly, HE WILL COME SET HIMSELF DOWN IN HER HEART if she would ask Him to.
