Beam Me Up, Scotty!

Before it started breaking up, this cloud reminded me of some alien ship hovering over the lake, probably waiting to do a mind meld with Snappy (our huge snapping turtle that our local "naturalist," i.e., hunter, says is probably at least 100 years old, judging by his size--his head is bigger than mine, and I haven't seen all of his shell, yet. Hope to get a picture of him/her, and maybe an interview, this summer--stay tuned. And, yes, I got the "naturalist" to promise that Snappy would not become soup, at least not by his hand).