Monday, October 10, 2011

say hi to snookums

Snookums
lives
at the fish,
reptile,
and amphibian store
here in Savannah.
Snookums
is a girl.


Snookums
is a tortoise
that lives on dry land. 
If you put her in water she would die.

Snookums
is eleven years old
and can live to be one hundred and twenty.
She has free range in the shop. 
She struts around like she owns the place.

At about four o'clock in the afternoon,
Snookums
runs out of steam,
 gets in her cage,
and crashes.

She is very costly.....
$20,000

We've been by the shop two different times to see her.
Eli
is bold to step forward,
get close,
and even touch
 this lovely creature.

I included the picture of Jake to show his reaction.
 He came so far and would come no further. 
The look on his face says it all.
He kind of liked Snookums,
but there were snakes in the room.
"Not for me," he said.
"No way."

a day in the life...
cathy

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