February 21, 2007
we lost tino.
i don't know what to say, really. we don't know when he died, exactly, but we found him today. we had not seen him since the ice storm, and we worried that he either escaped in the flood or froze.
every day i have watched the turtle pond hoping to see the waters stirring. and every day it has been still. until today.
we buried him in the yard.
i am very sad. feel very guilty. responsible. and i try not to beat myself up so much: he was too big for a tank, he was very happy in his pond outdoors, and we were going to set him free this spring. his last season was in the biggest pool he'd ever known. that has to count for something, right?
we hope you are now swimming in the big pond in the sky, little man. thank you for travelling from nashville to austin with me. you were a good turtle with a great sense of humor. you are irreplaceable.
Posted by bananie at February 21, 2007 4:58 PM | TrackBack
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so sorry to hear about tino's passing. i'm fresh off of losing one of my boxers on november 15th, and it still feels like yesterday. i know how bad you must be hurting.
Posted by: melissa mcgee at February 21, 2007 9:16 PMPost a comment