tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66245227577041553702024-03-18T19:43:07.320-07:00What's up, Chuck?Chuckberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04175136677296869758noreply@blogger.comBlogger759125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624522757704155370.post-44037328419559617792015-06-09T01:00:00.000-07:002015-06-09T01:00:04.322-07:00Turtle Tchotchke TuesdayA wall sculpture by Gary Burke.
Desert Tortoise
This was my birthday present from Jerry.Chuckberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04175136677296869758noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624522757704155370.post-91312082391498225692015-06-02T01:00:00.000-07:002015-06-02T01:00:19.873-07:00Turtle Tchotchke TuesdayA new Lagerhead Black and Tan Turtle. This was more of my birthday present from Ray and Cathy.
Thanks, Ray and Cathy!
By the way, this is a friend of another Black and Tan Turtle. You might have seen it in action in one of my earliest YouTube creations some seven years ago.
Chuckberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04175136677296869758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624522757704155370.post-53398411367817599902015-05-26T01:00:00.000-07:002015-05-26T01:00:01.731-07:00Turtle Tchotchke TuesdayA pot loving turtle.
This was a present from Ray and Cathy. Thanks, Ray and Cathy!Chuckberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04175136677296869758noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624522757704155370.post-31374001880130553522015-05-05T01:00:00.000-07:002015-05-05T01:00:01.737-07:00Turtle Tchotchke TuesdayA rayon throw.
Another souvenir from the Birch Aquarium gift shop.Chuckberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04175136677296869758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624522757704155370.post-32557805334672190582015-04-28T01:00:00.000-07:002015-04-28T01:00:10.875-07:00Turtle Tchotchke TuesdayA lily pad with turtles carved from bone. It's hanging on a silk cord.
We got this at Gum Saan in Old Town State Park.
The card we got with it explains:
Bone in Buddhism
In Buddhism, we use bone in spiritual practice because the more we appreciate death, the more fruitful our life will become. We begin to live life differently and accept that death is inevitable, while the path to the end ofChuckberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04175136677296869758noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624522757704155370.post-47587551824040763482015-04-21T01:00:00.000-07:002015-04-21T01:00:00.626-07:00Turtle Tchotchke TuesdayA pot holder that's just hanging around the kitchen.
We got this at the Birch Aquarium gift shop.Chuckberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04175136677296869758noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624522757704155370.post-4355283433592726652015-04-14T01:00:00.000-07:002015-04-14T01:00:07.918-07:00Turtle Tchotchke TuesdayAnother uranium glass turtle from Poss lit by a black light.
Thanks, Poss!Chuckberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04175136677296869758noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624522757704155370.post-86408392481437629982015-04-07T01:00:00.000-07:002015-04-07T01:00:04.431-07:00Turtle Tchotchke TuesdayA birdhouse made from a coconut.
This was a present from Poss. Thanks, Poss!
It came from serrv.Chuckberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04175136677296869758noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624522757704155370.post-49761548451254742422015-03-31T01:00:00.000-07:002015-03-31T01:00:16.467-07:00Turtle Tchotchke TuesdayAnother mug.
Says "Design by Mara Mexico" on the bottom.
Maybe it's "Maru" (but not this Maru).Chuckberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04175136677296869758noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624522757704155370.post-64811926042800899822015-03-24T01:00:00.000-07:002015-03-24T01:00:05.401-07:00Turtle Tchotchke TuesdayA mug that seems to have escaped notice.
Chuckberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04175136677296869758noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624522757704155370.post-4549573645692587602015-03-17T01:00:00.000-07:002015-03-17T01:00:04.982-07:00Turtle Tchotchke TuesdayA plate by David Salk that we got on our recent trip to Borrego Springs.
Chuckberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04175136677296869758noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624522757704155370.post-60199252466829247472015-03-10T01:00:00.000-07:002015-03-10T01:00:05.928-07:00Turtle Tchotchke TuesdayThere's a sale at Jay Strongwater! Jerry went shopping! He got a turtle with his birthstone (reasonable facsimile) in its shell.
Chuckberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04175136677296869758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624522757704155370.post-85201610788934634372015-03-03T01:00:00.000-08:002015-03-03T01:00:05.796-08:00Turtle Tchotchke TuesdayThere's a sale at Jay Strongwater! Jerry went shopping! He got me a turtle with my birthstone (reasonable facsimile) in its shell.
Chuckberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04175136677296869758noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624522757704155370.post-63355919074884800282015-02-24T01:00:00.000-08:002015-02-24T01:00:04.543-08:00Turtle Tchotchke TuesdayThere's a sale at Jay Strongwater! Jerry went shopping. Here's a lapel pin.
Chuckberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04175136677296869758noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624522757704155370.post-15454311639476875192015-02-17T01:00:00.000-08:002015-02-17T01:00:01.987-08:00Turtle Tchotchke TuesdayA dish towel.
Chuckberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04175136677296869758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624522757704155370.post-50274544218722389872015-02-10T01:00:00.000-08:002015-02-10T01:00:06.984-08:00Turtle Tchotchke TuesdayA turtle on a log ornament.
(The camera wouldn't focus on it while it was on the tree.)Chuckberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04175136677296869758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624522757704155370.post-32821373100066678492015-02-03T01:00:00.000-08:002015-02-03T01:00:09.241-08:00Turtle Tchotchke TuesdayA clay ornament.
Chuckberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04175136677296869758noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624522757704155370.post-84586835412583980052015-01-27T01:00:00.000-08:002015-01-27T01:00:06.551-08:00Turtle Tchotchke TuesdayThe bronze turtle box Santa brought.
Inside, it has a cricket.
Chuckberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04175136677296869758noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624522757704155370.post-21861483783278478322015-01-20T01:00:00.000-08:002015-01-20T01:00:07.192-08:00Turtle Tchotchke TuesdayA uranium glass turtle from Poss lit by a black light.
Thanks, Poss!Chuckberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04175136677296869758noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624522757704155370.post-43615125584270259682015-01-13T01:00:00.000-08:002015-01-13T01:00:02.026-08:00Turtle Tchotchke TuesdayA fetish from Xin.
Thanks, Xin!Chuckberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04175136677296869758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624522757704155370.post-36181099958956250982015-01-06T01:00:00.000-08:002015-01-06T01:00:00.865-08:00Turtle Tchotchke TuesayAnother Jay Strongwater ornament.
Chuckberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04175136677296869758noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624522757704155370.post-7536179261690782272014-12-30T01:00:00.000-08:002014-12-30T01:00:01.197-08:00Turtle Tchotchke TuesdayLet's start another round of turtles that showed up around Christmastime.
First up, a set of kissing salt and pepper shakers. These were a Christmas present from Ray and Cathy.
Chuckberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04175136677296869758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624522757704155370.post-91705805618593273512014-11-18T01:00:00.000-08:002014-11-18T01:00:04.894-08:00Turtle Tchotchke TuesdayA pitcher from Taos.
Chuckberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04175136677296869758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624522757704155370.post-36163336431273326922014-11-11T01:00:00.000-08:002014-11-11T01:00:05.960-08:00Turtle Tchotchke TuesdayA drum. This was a present from Bobbers.
Chuckberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04175136677296869758noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6624522757704155370.post-70035530349609777902014-11-04T01:00:00.000-08:002014-11-04T01:00:07.965-08:00Turtle Tchotchke TuesdayMy retired friend Ray brought me souvenirs from the National Aquarium.
A stone turtle.
A postcard.
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