When I decided to make another linocut after the Japanese maple leaf one, I once again fell to the pleasure of my box turtle friends. I recently determined that there are actually 2, if not three Mr. Turtles wandering my flower beds. I knew for sure that I had at least two when I was able to definitely identify two separate shell patterns. One had the markings more splotchy and melded together than the other, which had rather distinct stripes. There was a size difference too.
I think the one depicted here is Mr. Turtle Jr. with the slashy stripes. Mr. Turtle Sr. is quite a bit bigger. and has the more muddled markings.
Mr. Turtle III is marked with a combination of the two others. Also, his size just seemed to be off of what I recalled of the other two. Smaller maybe and he seemed to be leerier of me than the others, pulling himself inside his shell when I approached. The others just kind of look up at me and stay out as long as I don’t try to pick them up. Whatever. He will get to know I mean him no harm if He continues to visit.