All day long (or at least part of the day) I dream about owning my own home. I search for my dream house online more than I will admit. Yesterday, I was prompted to drive by one which is just about a mile from my condo. This Urbandale neighborhood north of Meredith and in between 72nd and Merle Hay Road is very curvy, and I haven't been on many of the roads before. After being disappointed by this home upon seeing it in person, I set on my way back home. I randomly took a right here and a left there when I came to a stop sign. I looked for traffic to my left but instead of seeing any approaching cars, I saw a sign warning of a turtle crossing. I did a double take. A turtle crossing? In Urbandale? If I was still a reporter, I'd do some digging to get to the bottom of this. But as a regular citizen, I'll just laugh in bewilderment. No longer can I say I've never seen a turtle crossing.