As my daughter so aptly put it, I’m having a National Geographic week. Animals everywhere. So far this week I’ve encountered:

• The largest snapping turtle I’ve ever seen, cruising Beargrass Creek
• A huge groundhog in my backyard (missed getting a picture by seconds)
• A large bull snake down on the Rough River
• A beautiful (and big) green turtle crossing the road, also in the Rough River area
• Our local chucacabra red fox, right outside the house
• A lesser-known raptor, a kite, also on Beargrass Creek
• The usual glut of squirrels, rabbits, and cardinals
• Cicadas, pretty much everywhere

That’s a solid list. Who knows what else I’ll see in the next couple of weeks.