Yesterday and today I had my first reptile encounters of the year. Yesterday I saw some sort of turtle (carapace only, probably a slider) swimming away, and today I saw a turtle, the whole of it, not just the carapace, slip into the pond from some reeds. It was probably a painted. I saw a few animals today right at sunset slip into the pond when I'd get near, but only one was confirmed by my eyes to be a turtle. He was too fast for pictures! Tomorrow a cold snap sets in with rain, which will be ideal for salamanders, then I'm off to Florida! Can't wait for herping season to hopefully be finally going when I get back