Looked outside the front window and...

...saw this dark shape in the driveway.  Of course I gotta go take a look, with camera in hand.

Of course the dog went outside with me, to check out the "intruder!

It was a red-ear slider, a male no less (usually when we find them on the road, they're females looking for a place to lay eggs.)  We've had a lot of rain recently, as anyone who lives in the midwest knows.  He must have gotten washed up and a bit disoriented. 

This guy is also at least a mile from the nearest water!  I'm sure of the distance because we live exactly 1 mile from the Finley River.    Here's another picture for size comparison:

We'll be letting him go back in the river later this afternoon.