Weed Whackers, Turtles, Crape myrtles and Persian Shields!

What's on my mind is yard work, adding blood to the garden, turtles and wood chippers - all in the same morning.

I was weed whacking in back and saw a familiar shape and called Jackie out - a small turtle that was EXTREMELY p*ssed off at being disturbed and not a scratch on him (he bit Jackie).  We put him in some weeds near a downspout.

the slashes are from the weed whacker.  My hand slipped while holding it and it "whacked" my leg.  I was wearing cammie trousers and that was the damage.  Good thing I don't wear shorts to do weed whacking or trimming of branches!

The bush is a crape myrtle - for Mama.