The Great Turtle Migration

The Great Turtle Migration has begun here in Missouri. For the next few weeks hundreds, if not thousands, of turtles will attempt to migrate from one side of the highway to the other. Why would these creatures of slow grace risk their lives on a perilous road of death? Is it to find a wetter environment? Is it to find love? Or is it just to prove their courage and daring to the other turtles hiding in the tall grasses on the highway edge? Maybe it is some form of turtle punishment; imposed on those who have broken the Sacred Turtle Law.

“Turt Elle the 12th, for traveling at speeds in excess of the Sacred Turtle Law you have been banished to the other side of the highway. Sentence to be carried out during morning rush-hour traffic. May your speed finally prove useful.”