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| #3021 "Northern Map Daisy" 10 x 8 inches. Oils on canvas panel. Started 8:30 am Tuesday, June 16th, 2026. |
The two painting locations were only 15 feet apart on the other side of the wood oven. My treatment of the slight variations within the large patch of daisies was distinctly different from opposite angles. Vive la différence. I charged that little panel with abandon and had some fun. Isn't that what life and art are supposed to be?
The turtles continued coming. A large snapping turtle had visited the sand pit we had put in place years before. That large nest was protected with improvised materials. I used a wood pallet to cover the large area. A snapping turtle like that could lay thirty eggs. We had seen that happen a few times before. These turtle eggs would at least have a chance.
I have special 1/4 inch welded screening to construct proper turtle guards. Just need to get some wood now. There will be perhaps 30 new turtle guards ready for the 2027 nesting season. Some of the current steel grates weigh 20 pounds and seem to get even heavier with each passing year.
Only about 1 in 1,000 sea turtle eggs survive to adulthood. The odds are even tougher for some freshwater species. Snapping turtles can have survival rates as low as 1 in 1,400. The vast majority of hatchlings are lost to natural predators and environmental hazards in their first few days of life.
Perhaps that is why we have an abundance of turtles at Singleton ... we give them a chance.
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Warmest regards, and keep your paddle in the water,
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