New Stamp Issue Captures Slow-Moving Turtles

They may never win a race, but they'll always have a place in my heart. Allergies restricted our childhood pets to goldfish and the occasional turtle. We had a succession of tiny turtles who lived out their days under green plastic palm trees on molded plastic islands. We delighted in the tickling sensation as they crawled across our palms. (Yes, this was in the days before salmonella warnings.) Most fascinating were the occasional snapper and box turtles that wandered through our yard. Carefully, we'd corral them behind chicken wire fences in the garden between the porch steps and mom's lilies-of-the-valley. We delighted in dropping lettuce leaves, carrots and celery tops into the cage, watching them slowly munch away until the fateful morning when our hard-shelled friend inevitably escaped. Our turtles always seemed to have a touch of Houdini in them.

If, like me, you like turtles, you'll appreciate this 4-stamp set from Armenia. Just issued in commemoration of the World Wildlife Fund, the set features four great photos of the critters in action -- or, perhaps more accurately, inaction. Click the post title to order.

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