Backyard and Beyond

Snapping Turtles (Chelydra serpentina) in combat.Ugh, the leeches! On face and feet and even shell. This stagnant puddle of “fresh” water is simply crawling, or fluttering, with leeches.

Here’s some footage of this colossal wrestling match that was too large to email back to myself from my phone…

Here’s Solnit on the absolute necessity of impeachment.