a tale of tails, tenacity, and tedium, as told by me, usually barefoot and bellowing

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Treasures Found

Hubby brings me found treasures.
I coat them to display outside
and they live on with me.
"... we all shine on
 Like the moon and the stars and the sun..." 
John Lennon

23 comments:

Alex J. Cavanaugh said...

That's rather cool you've found several turtle shells. Where will you put them?

Truedessa said...

What type of turtle shells are they? Oh, I wish Il had one of those to make a rattle. Very cool how you made them shine. I love it!!!

TexWisGirl said...

they are beautiful.

MadSnapper said...

they are beautiful, do the turtles leave the shells? or die? I have never seen one that was not alive. we had lots of these in GA but have not seen them here.

eileeninmd said...

Hello, that is neat. I have never seen the empty turtle shells. Happy Wednesday, enjoy your day!

only slightly confused said...

Somewhere there is a turtle looking for a home. "I could have sworn I left it RIGHT HERE." lol

Martha said...

Those are incredible! What a lovely addition to your place.

LilliStJohn said...

The turtle shells are indeed beautiful and such a lovely shine you'v3 brought to them. I have seen many large turtles in our river, but never an empty shell. Perhaps I'll discover one,,,, one of these days on a trip to our island in the middle. Dem Bones, h-m-m-m, cow or ?

Susan said...

Nature provides us with so much splendor.

Farm Girl said...

Very cool Gail!!

Harry Flashman said...

When we came here in 1986, the mountains were full of those turtles. After every rain in summer they would be out on the roads. My wife made me stop and move them out of the highway. But now you never see them anymore. I don't know what happened to them.

Ginny Hartzler said...

What are the white patches! What happened to their bodies? You made them beautiful, and now they DO live on and on!!! SO cool.

Sketching with Dogs said...

Wow, they look so beautiful.
Lynne x

Anonymous said...

WOW! Box turtle shells! I LOVE THIS! Yeah...may we all shine on. Hugs.

Josie Two Shoes said...

Beautiful! I love that you have preserved them so that their beauty can continue to be enjoyed. I suspect that somewhere little turtle spirits are smiling. :-)

Arkansas Patti said...

Did not know polyurethane could restore the shells like that. Nice rescue, they were too pretty to just molder away.

Country Gal said...

Thats different and interesting , Thanks for sharing , Have a good day !

Far Side of Fifty said...

I would keep them too! Beautiful little houses:)

Lowcarb team member said...

The colours in them are lovely ... and I like those words by John Lennon

All the best Jan

LindaG said...

Very talented, Gail. My hubby says 'don't touch dead stuff'.
I am glad your hubby knows what makes your heart happy. ^_^

Blessings to you all, Gail.

Lee said...

You sure you're not related to Charles Darwin? :)

gld said...

The best part of this is that your husband knows you so well and probably keeps his eyes peeled watching for things he knows you will like!

The poly really brings them to life.

Lynne said...

Really fine turtle shell treasures from hubby . . .
"It's the little things . . ."

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