Both the following cards are the results of a private swap with one of the postcrossers, Michael, who happens to have turtle cards:
The first card shows a snapping turtle. The snapping turtle defends itself with its jaws because unlike other other turtles, it is unable to pull itself completely inside the shell. Yea, I know it looks fierce, I got a shock when I retrieved this card from the envelope *shrugs*
The second card shows the Galapagos tortoise - possibly the biggest tortoise that died recently at the age of 176. I kid you not, it could live up to 176 years of age!!
I think I should forget about the postcards for a while and talk about something of more importance and significance, like erm.. turtles, before I chase my few readers away. But yes, the postcards will return, muahhaah 
So.. There is this terrapin with a rotten shell which my colleague transferred over from the other hatchery a couple of months ago. Since he so generously brought it over to the Terrapin Head-starting Facility (read: my hatchery, as in, the place I work at every-freaking-day, not that it belongs to me, OK?) and left it there to survive on its own, I took the liberty to try to cure it.
I got some iodine from the campus clinic and I remember the first time I treated it with iodine was on February 14th. Since then, I had been treating it everyday, except for some sporadic days when I had to go out-station or something.
What I used to do daily was to take the terrapin out of the water and place it on top of a container so that it couldn’t walk away. I would then allow it to dry before applying, with a cottonbud, the first layer of iodine on the affected area. Then I would leave it to dry completely before applying the second layer. I would repeat the cycle until my hatchery work was done and ensure that the affected area had been dried before putting it back into the tank with the other 7-year-olds.
So, after 5 months of treatment, I am glad to say that I have successfully cured it And, like Grace says, “happiness is” when you see that the terrapin is healthy and kicking
Now I am planning to write a short communication (read: a short scientific paper) on this, but am not sure whether it has got any scientific value because I feel that “anybody” could do it, provided that the “heart” is there.. I don’t know *shrugs*
This guy said he was going to send me a postcard if I gave him my address. So I thickened my face and gave him my address, and this was what he sent me, together with a handwritten note:
The handwritten note says that he only realized it costs 50 cents to send a postcard AFTER he had bought a “whole stack” of 30 cents stamps. So he was trying to maximize his 2 x 30 cents postage cost by sending the postcard in an envelope PLUS a handwritten note *runs away*
*runs back, panting*
By the way, Merv, I know you ARE reading this.. Thank you very much for the card and the note, will keep them both in the safe 
Another card that arrived on the same day was this Washington DC night view from Christina, showing the three main features of the Mall: (from left to right) The United States Capitol, Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial.
