turtles like tomatoes

Or maybe not...

~
(I sat so long,
kneeling next to the black tub,
hunched over,
my elbows digging into my thighs,
holding my camera which I'd stabilized on the side of the tub
my finger poised and ready,
 waiting for him to emerge from his shell,
that when he finally popped his head out,
my fingers had fallen asleep
and I couldn't click the button.
So I got a chair.
And waited some more :-)