Wordless Wednesday: Meet Spike
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008 @ 4:51 pm | In pictures...
“Spike’s Close-up” – Photo Date: September 1, 2008
EDIT: More than one of you have asked about Spike’s size. I posted a comment in response, with a link to a photo that should give some scale. For those of you who don’t read all the comment before you (*gasp*): This is my niece, Cierra, with Spike. (clicky!)
is a meme brought to you by Kdubs, based on an original idea by Uisce.
is a meme hosted by the nice Lady over at BrokenFingernail.
September 2nd, 2008 at 5:13 pm
Is that a turtle?!
September 2nd, 2008 at 5:22 pm
I used to have a pet turtle, a red eared slider that I inherited from my brother. Kept her for over a decade until she died. She grew to incredible proportions over the years….but I never got a shot quite like this. Incredible!
September 2nd, 2008 at 5:44 pm
Yup yup. Spike is my brother’s girlfriend’s tortoise. He was cage-raised when he was smaller, but he’s outgrown it now. He’s been hanging out in his backyard for weeks now. She is looking into ways to keep him warm over the winter months, or she may have to find a new home for him. My parents are rather attached to Spike, too, so I think they’re going to help her out. There was talk over the weekend of a small greenhouse.
Thanks, Carmi. Spike seems to like camera lenses. That made getting the shot quite easy.
September 2nd, 2008 at 6:03 pm
i like how you caught him ’snacking’ hehe cute :)
September 2nd, 2008 at 6:10 pm
*giggle* I watched him for a while yesterday, ciara… he never stops eating.
September 2nd, 2008 at 6:36 pm
Hi there. I’m going to add your domain to my listing of domains that can use my images, since I see you aren’t trying to steal anything.! XD
I’ve been having a ton of trouble with kids stealing images from my site lately, so I’ve had to go about and turn on my hot-link protection.
Thanks for linking to Tails Tuesday!
September 2nd, 2008 at 6:39 pm
Ohh! Is that why your button wasn’t working? I was just being lazy… normally I would create my own button (*points*), but I only threw in Tails Tuesday because this week my WW post qualifies, so I thought I’d link to you.
September 2nd, 2008 at 6:44 pm
Great photograph! Such an expressive face.
September 2nd, 2008 at 7:28 pm
We found a painter turtle in our yard this summer. We think the kids next door tossed him over when they moved away. Anyway, we adopted him, he roams the yard and sometimes plops into the pond. He is such a cutie. There is no way we can keep him over the winter so we are going to take him to Pelee and let him go near one of the ponds there. Apparently they burrow into the mud and stay there over the winter months until late February.
That is a nice picture of Spike, he is a handsome turtle.
September 2nd, 2008 at 7:43 pm
Fantastic shot! Looks just like Yoda.
September 2nd, 2008 at 8:00 pm
Spike is a good name for him. He’s go Spike-i-tude. Bring on that wascally wabbit. How big is he anyway? Hard to get a sense of scale here.
September 2nd, 2008 at 8:13 pm
Does this help, Mojo? It’s my niece, Cierra (the future paleontologist), with Spike.
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:27 pm
Incredible photo. But the blade of grass or whatever that is sticking out of his mouth looks like a thermometer.
September 3rd, 2008 at 12:09 am
First time I’m seeing the close-up of a turtle.
It looks so wrinkled.
September 3rd, 2008 at 12:11 am
His nose looks like E.T. (The extra terrestrial)
September 3rd, 2008 at 12:16 am
Cute shot. Happy WW! :)
September 3rd, 2008 at 12:16 am
Yes, he does look like ET with smaller eyes. Hihihi.
My WW entry is here.
September 3rd, 2008 at 12:17 am
Aaawwwww! I want to give him a kiss. Happy WW: http://tinyurl.com/6qyans
September 3rd, 2008 at 12:18 am
cool turtle! Hi spike!
September 3rd, 2008 at 1:53 am
Spike has a cute face! Nice close up shot too:) Mine is HERE if you have a time! Thanks!
September 3rd, 2008 at 2:05 am
I love photos of critter faces. This one is excellent.
September 3rd, 2008 at 10:35 am
Hello Spike!! Terrific shot. Happy WW
September 3rd, 2008 at 11:43 am
Wow! What a great shot! I love the little piece of grass in his mouth. Great detail in this shot…
Happy WW :)
September 3rd, 2008 at 1:42 pm
Well, this is the first time I’ve ever been eyeball to eyeball with a turtle! Great post.
September 3rd, 2008 at 1:55 pm
Very cool pic!
September 3rd, 2008 at 2:20 pm
WOW fabulous photo
September 3rd, 2008 at 2:22 pm
Nice to meet you Spike. You are a very handsome turtle (or tortoise?). Happy WW
September 3rd, 2008 at 5:17 pm
that’s a smart and friendly looking dude! just how big is he?
September 3rd, 2008 at 9:05 pm
I just want to hug him!
September 3rd, 2008 at 9:24 pm
Hi Spike!! If you were to move to Southeast Texas here by us you could just stay out all winter long and play with your friends.
Adi (the beagle dog) has a turtle friend. You would have to search Jim’s Little Blog to see her and other friend’s pictured. Or check Adi’s meme. :-)
Happy WW!
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September 4th, 2008 at 12:05 am
What an awesome, detailed shot. Love that he’s snacking. Fun stuff! :D
December 19th, 2008 at 11:12 am
[...] and has bunches of pets! This is promising. But I needed to see more. You all remember Spike, don’t you? He’s the only one of her pets that I have a ready-for-framing photo of, [...]