The Sterling 4th of July festivities include a box turtle race. Although Coop and I saw a snapping turtle on the drive to Lyons, those aren't allowed in the race. Luckily, a local Sterling man found one that we could use:
We named him Louie:
Everyone decorates turtles. Kelly and I (at midnight, and with the help of a little wine) decided to decorate Louis as the house from the movie Up (complete with balloons):
It was a bit windy that day, so we ended up with just one balloon (and it fell off after the first race anyway):
At the start of each race, turtles are place in the center ring:
Someone lifts the ring and the turtles all race to the outer edge of the circle (though they don't exactly know that, I don't think... at least Louis didn't):
He didn't win any race, but we had fun!
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I'm working on the "turtle racing" article on Wikipedia, and was wondering if I could get permission to use your photos to illustrate it? Credit can be given if you provide your name. The photos would be uploaded under a Creative Commons license.
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