The turtle ponds of Cal Tech
Mr. T and I have started a tradition: we drop Jack at camp and then walk over to Cal Tech to explore. First stop is always the commissary, which opens at 7 am, where I get a dollar cup of coffee. Then we always end up at the turtle ponds near the Millikan library. Its official name is Throop Memorial Pond, but turtles are what you’ll remember most about this peaceful little park. There are dozens of them (along with the occasional koi fish) and it’s great fun to watch them lumbering in and out of the water. Theo has a brief conversation with them before following the path up the little hill to the big fountain in front of the library. It’s a nice, quiet way to start the day – though I’m sure the area will get busier in a few weeks when school is back in session.
