Well, something chewed off, took one bite, and then discarded the baby eggplant I had growing...I wasn't pleased. So, off to the hardware store I went to buy fencing to block out whatever critter tested the eggplant:
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| Chewed stem.... |
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| One bite and then discarded.... |
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| Hello fencing! The "X" is to keep the door stable, and maybe if backyard critters can read, they will know not to go back there. |
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| Super fancy hook to keep the door closed...yes that is duct tape holding it there. |
It was 94 degrees on Wednesday in Virginia, and I created this masterpiece around 6:30pm to beat the heat. On Wednesday morning when I discovered the violated eggplant, I also ran into this creature:
When we first spotted each other, my gut reaction in my head was: "I hope he doesn't charge and bite me."
My next thought was: "Why in the world would a turtle charge and bite me?" Well, after our first encounter, I rushed into the house to get my camera, and I found him lurking around the pepper and eggplant plants. I was paranoid he would start munching on them, and I tried to chase him away, which resulted in him retreating into his shell:
He wasn't too thrilled for his glamour shot to be taken--I didn't give him enough time to get ready.
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