Mama Turtle

I'm so lucky. A turtle has chosen our garden to lay her eggs! She was hanging out in our driveway this morning and when I came home I discovered she had moved to our garden - right in front of the living room window. She has been there for a few hours digging a deep hole one tiny foot full at a time. She digs down with her long leg and pulls out about 1/4 of a teaspoon of soil, then adds it to the pile behind her. She alternates between her 2 back legs while she stretches back and holds on with her front legs. I call that labor!
Later I discovered that she had covered the hole over with dirt. I assume there are tiny turtle eggs inside. Mama Turtle found a shady, quiet spot under a nearby shrub and she is sitting there now. I gave her a piece of apple.
Sawyer and I made a little border of sticks around the spot where the eggs are. Sawyer has been bringing over little pebbles and mushrooms found in the yard. He says, "the baby turtles will like these.
I don't know much about turtles, but my friend Jim Lee does. Please visit www.bambooturtle.us/