Today, I made one more trip to the Abbott Marshlands, only 15 minutes by car from our house. Right away, I was struck by the sight of wild sweet pea flowers growing along Spring Lake. I had brought along my trusted old 100 mm macro lens and put it to good use.
Wild Sweet Pea
Wild Sweet Pea
Wild Sweet Pea
On the way back, there was this baby turtle trying to hide among some grass. The turtle is on the logo of Abbott Marshlands. The Lenape tribe who used to live in the area named a nearby creek Tulpehocken or Tulpehaking, meaning turtle land.
Baby turtle
neihtn 
You did put your camera,your lens in perfect use dear friend Neihtn ! Gorgeous portrait of this purplish beauty ! Of course,the little turtle shouldn’t be overlooked !
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Thanks, Doda. Those flowers were right by the hiking path, and nobody could miss them. But I almost missed the baby turtle since it was so well camouflaged.
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Beautiful flowers.
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Thank you, Pat.
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They look so much like orchids, beautiful captures, Hien!
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Amy, we could call them marsh orchids, but that name is taken by another flower: http://www.irishwildflowers.ie/pages/349a.html
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The conformation of the pea flower, in all its many forms, is delightful !
However, the baby turtle is … delightfuller. [grin]
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That tiny turtle was a thrilling bonus for our trip to the marshes.
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It’s soooo sweeet.
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Glad you like it, Anh Nhi!
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