Turtle Intersection Created

Not long ago we wrote about the ladybug intersection that was created in Wallingford, a suburb of Seattle, Washington several years ago. This past weekend another nearby intersection was painted--and this time it is a sea turtle that graces the roadway.
The design was created by artist Rachel Marcotte. She designed a colorful turtle swimming through swirls of seaweed.

Bill Lindberg, a Boeing engineer and neighborhood resident, organized the effort. Painting the turtle involved about fifty of residents of the neighborhood and took about forty gallons of paint. The painting began and Saturday and was completed on Sunday.

The Seattle Post published a nice article about the event as the painting began on Saturday. And a local news blog has reported on it completion. After the painting was completed on Sunday there was a neighborhood barbecue to celebrate the event.

The intersection is located at 41st Street and Interlake Avenue North and is on the approach to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. So if you are flying into the area, look for turtle and ladybug intersections below!

Sisters on the Fly Ladybug & Turtle Camper

The Sisters on the Fly is a group of adventurous women from all over the country that travel around in vintage campers. This ladybug & daisies camper created by one of the sisters is the winner in my book! Also created was a sea turtle inspired camper which features sea life and a mermaid painted on a bright blue camper. You can't miss these vintage campers coming down the road. View all of the unique refurbished vintage campers at Sisters on the Fly. Take a look at their traveling list which includes a Cornbread Festival, Chicago, NJ and more! These Sisters truely know how to have a good time. Like their Facebook page to learn more about the group of visit them online. For fun camper decorations visit Turtle Treasures for trinkets, flags, decor and more!

How Many Species of Turtles Are There in the United States?

How Many Species of Turtles Are There in the United States?
I bet you thought there were 56.

Well if you did you were right -- that is until recently.

It turns out that a new species has just been found living peacefully in the Pearl River that runs through Misissippli and Louisiana (real turtle territory). Two U.S. Geological Survey scientists found and identified the new species, which is now named the Pearl River Map Turtle. According to Wikipedia "map turtles are aquatic, freshwater basking turtles that are found throughout the eastern half of the United States and into southern Canada. They superficially resemble many other species of aquatic turtle, including sliders and cooters, but are distinguished by a keel that runs the length of the center of their carapace, and that they don't typically grow as large. The name map turtle is given to them because of the map-like markings on their carapace. Life expectancy of the map turtle range is 15–20 years."

Visit Turtle Treasures Gift for fun Turtle Facts and Unique Turtle Gifts.

New Website Launch

If you have visited LadyBug Shop or Turtle Treasures yesterday or today you may have asked your self what is going on? We have updated both of our websites to make them more user friendly for our customers. Thanks to Delaware.net owner John McKown and computer genius Patti Laurion both LadyBug Shop and Turtle Treasures websites have gone significant changes to make the online shopping experience just as wonderful as coming into the store.

We would highly recommend using Delaware.net if you too are considering your own website or need a website make over. Please email us your questions or comments of the new site.