Life

The Day A Tortoise Brought Me Breakfast

I had the ultimate in slow food

Michelle Teheux
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Published in
4 min readSep 9, 2022

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I was charmed at the sight of a tortoise walking around my backyard. Photo by Michelle Teheux

Two weeks ago, I stepped outside and there he was — a little tortoise lazily walking around my goldfish pond.

I love to find little creatures enjoying a drink there; birds often use the waterfall to refresh themselves. I never get tired of seeing what might show up even though we live…

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Michelle Teheux
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Lover of literature. Editor of Minds Without Borders. Former newspaper editor. Fascinated by everything. Contact at michelleteheux@gmail.com.