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So I actually squeezed in both episodes three and four, and I’m definitely too tired to say anything more coherent right now but damn they really go there with these episodes huh?

#tales of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #tales of the tmnt #katnip talks #turtle watching

Tottmnt!Mikey is the oldest headcanon still lives! (at least nothing has negated it yet lol ;) )

Also seems I was kinda right in thinking that Mikey is having a bit of a crisis of identity, and he seems to struggle a bit with self-comparison, with a lot of focus on Leo in a way that seems self-deprecating. (I feel like there's been some tension set up between those two, with Leo's jabs in the first episode, and now in Mikey's flashback in this episode he has Leo blaming him for their predicament. all of this is feeding into my head canon about those two being the oldest, but Mikey shirks a lot of responsibility onto Leo.)

Rod apparently follows in a line of red-headed characters who manipulate Mikey in some way (Bradford for 2012!Mikey, Meat Sweats for Rise!Mikey). Seems to be another one of those things that's a universal constant. Sure Mikey here obviously isn't totally swayed and is manipulating Rod right back somewhat, but Rod is definitely holding the cards in this situation since he's basically holding Mikey's brothers' lives in his hands. (well, at least as far as Mikey is concerned he is. I kinda can't help but take Rod's claims about his dad with a grain of salt but that might just be because I'm an adult watching this show. He's also just insufferable enough that it might just be true, but still. it's kinda moot anyway cuz obviously there's ten more episodes of this and the end of the episode didn't just hand Mikey the easy solution.) I'm not sure what it is about Mikey that makes pairing him up with a manipulative character a go-to story-line, but evidently there's something there about that.

anyway, it works leading into his arc for this episode. Mikey starts off feeling the need to do something to help is brothers but he isn't sure what. The weight of that responsibility bears down on him and scares him, so when Rod seemingly offers him an easy solution that takes the responsibility off of Mikey's shoulders, it makes sense that he would jump at it.

All that said I think it's a little unfair to call Mikey irresponsible as is implied by both Leo and Rod, because I don't necessarily think he is? Like okay, far and away breaking the zoo's fuse box was super irresponsible, but he at least has the wherewithal to realize it within a few seconds of doing it as opposed to later in the episode. just in terms of disposition tottmnt!Mikey seems a lot more grounded and down to earth than the more 'spacey' 03, 2012, or even Rise!Mikey's (also me calling them 'spacey' is not me dunking on those characters I don't necessarily mean it with a negative connotation, it's just a difference I noticed.) Like I was saying, I feel more like Mikey is more afraid of responsibility than he is actually irresponsible, but the fact that he stepped up to protect Rod at all from the mechazoid I think indicates he's ready for more than he thinks, and we kinda see that with how he handles the situation with Pidgeon Pete.

Honestly the situation could have continued to escalate so far out of control (and- while I'm not exactly sure what the current status regarding any possible future seasons of this show is- they left the situation at the zoo pretty open for consequences that could bite him back later), but the way he diffuses it and defeats the mechazoid kinda shows a level of maturity I don't think we get very often from Mikey in general.

So that's episode two down. I'm kinda starting to lose steam because it's getting pretty late here, maybe I'll squeeze in episode three before bed? but I probably won't write anything about it until tomorrow. I don't have any head canons or predictions going in for episode three, so I guess it'll be a bit of a surprise.

#tales of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #tales of the tmnt #tottmnt mikey #katnip talks #turtle watching

true new yorker reaction out of April reflexively hating Times Square.

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blurry photos from the local park. it's hard to see but the turtles are trachemys scripta and despite having an unfortunate origin to this lake as abandoned pets they don't actually disrupt the local eco system. this lake also houses pelodiscus maackii (not featured on the photos) but they cannot reproduce here because of lack of sand and gravel

#turtles #trachemys scripta #personal #turtle watching #UPD: 30 of november decided to add this to #jenyaposting #because it is a proto jenyapost

#trinidad & tobago #turtles #turtle watching #nicholas walker #lmsu

I will admit that the back portion of the yard does not get mowed as often as it should. It's furthest away and a low priority in the summer heat when you and the mower are both out of fuel before the yard is done. Naturally this is the only portion that can be seen by the neighbors, who would probably appreciate not looking at our foot tall grass as a backdrop to their lovely yards.

The problem is that among these neighbors are several box turtles that love the long grass, which makes us too nervous to mow, which leads to the grass getting longer and longer as we ineffectively try alternatives like weed wacking and hand tools.

Today I finally attempted to tackle the grasslands (which our 140lb newfoundland can lie down in and disappear) with a method that involved pulling the mower backwards with one hand and digging through the grass with a stick with the other. It was physically difficult, slow, inefficient, and didn't leave the grass looking particularly good.

However, I became set in my ways when I saw 2 separate turtles scooting out of the way. They had the sense to move toward the short grass where I could see them, but I still stopped with about half the yard done just to give everyone's nerves a break (mine included).

Based on his demeanor he did not appreciate the care I was taking to look out for him, though I'd be mad too if someone stole my roof.

Update: Feb 2026 webinar on mowing schedules to reduce risk to box turtles, they plan to post a YouTube link to the recording when it is done https://cliftoninstitute.org/event/how-to-time-mowing-to-avoid-killing-box-turtles/

#turtle #turtles #turtle watching #gardening #garden

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