Ode to Mississippi, the Step Turtle

Mississippi the Turtle has lived at my house for the last 3 years. My boyfriend was going away on a trip, dropped her off and decided this would be a better home for her. So now she goes on walk-abouts in my Manhattan flat. We forget about her for a week or so sometimes and out she'll come, dragging a bunch of dust from under the couch with her.

Recently we took Mississippi out on the fire escape and to Central Park. Here are some photos. The video is priceless - she braves a jump off the ledge.

Incidentally, she was named after the Grateful Dead song, Mississippi Half-Step Toodeloo.


On the fire-escape before the big jump. She's contemplating.

Here's the video of her jump!




In daddy's hands.


Cozy in the grass of Central Park.


From behind the blades of grass...


And a piggy back ride for our rubber dinosaur. She thought it was a relative.