Friday, February 10, 2012

Slow Motion

Turtles, fountain of Villa Mimbelli, Livorno“You are so slow!” - Turtles abandoned by their previous owners in the basin of the fountain of the park of “Villa Mimbelli”. (Picture taken in October 2011)

27 comments:

  1. wonderful role models of life. please have a good friday.

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  2. Life in the slow lane .... fantastic!

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  3. Splendido...lento incedere...
    colori meravigliosi..
    grazie..
    dandelìon

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  4. This is a nice "change of pace." Very crisp and interesting photo.

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  5. Your turtles are beautiful...and stackable!

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  6. Beautiful picture VP, this is really sweet.

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  7. I was going to say the young one is either 'hitching a ride' or crawling right up and over the top, lovely shot VP

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  8. Love the colors! Fun animals to watch,too!!

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  9. Chi va piano, va sano e va lontano.

    That's what my grandfather always said...

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  10. I love these adorable critters, since I was little kid.I'm always enchanted by turtles!
    I hope they are fine.This picture is wonderful!
    Léia

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  11. People just dump the turtles in the fountain? I hope they readjust.

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  12. There are hundreds of them at a big pond in a park nearby, also abandoned by their owners. They seem to thrive there but I've never seen babies.

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  13. I especially like the red-earred sliders, unless they are big enough to eat baby ducks and then I don't like them as much.

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  14. les tortues sont comme les poupees russes elles d empilent ;o)

    bon w end !

    unephotounsouvenir.blogspot.com

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  15. Guess in London they would call it a double-decker...

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  16. Poor turtles! I cannot understand people who keep pets only to abandon them one day...The photo is great!

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  17. I wonder if the basin of the fountain is better than a lake or river? Poor guys.

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  18. Awww... Hope they are surviving ok here. I think turtles are cute, but they don't make such interfering pets.

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  19. Slow motion, but quick beauty.

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  20. Funny pic VP!
    The little one is so cute.

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  21. I'm glad you had time to shoot this, these guys move around very quickly.

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