Dma found a painted turtle in our driveway. So little it looked newborn, but turtles aren’t born until late summer. It probably was born in our yard and spent the winter there, looking for a pond to meet some friends. We walked it down to our marsh pond where it contentedly burrowed into the mud.

Starting here with the setting February full moon. “Snow Moon” or in Mi’kma’ki “Apuknajit” the “snow blinding moon”.