Repeat after me ... My name is big_deck and I'm a turtlholic! lol! I like turtles too. In fact, I thought I'd post this one that I got at a rummage sale for a couple of bucks. I'm not sure what wood he is carved from but it sure is pretty! I took a picture of him on my scarf instead of on the dusty shelf where he was sitting. he-he I would really like to hang him on the wall. Both of your sites have some great turtle stuff and they are all reasonably priced. Thanks for sharing! As for live turtles ... if we can have snapping turtles, mud turtles, midland smooth shell turtles, Eastern spiny softshell turtles, wood turtles, Blanding's turtles, ornate box turtles, western painted turtles, midland painted turtles, common map turtles, Ouachita map turtles and false map turtles in our frozen tundra, I'm sure West Virginie can have a few too! I remember driving down a busy street near my house and when I suddenly slammed on the brakes, my BF asked me why I stopped. I said, "Don't you see that turtle in the middle of the road?" I'm not sure what kind it was but it was about a foot long. I have no idea where he was going because there isn't any water near where he was wandering. You don't want to mess with a snapping turtle. Then can snap your finger off without much effort. Just check out some of the videos on YouTube of snapping turtles.

Thanks everyone! When we were packing the table and benches the owners of the house came home and after they parked they started walking toward us. Good thing it was a long driveway cuz by the time they were by the curb we were ready to take off. Which DH did pretty quickly. HA! I love curb shopping but get kinda embarrassed when the owners catch me at it. Do others feel the same way or have you gotten over it already? Cait

Angular edges suggest birds. but must have been a big, very hungry one!

Thanks y'all! As I was getting ready to take the guitar to the gallery I decided it needed bead strings. So to Michael's I went and bought $30 worth of beads. I should have used a smaller type of bead (seed?) because the strings completely covered up the mirrored frets! But it sure gussied up the guitar! Lilym: The metal flowers were slightly rusted so I used a primer, then base coated w/a yellow acrylic (the color is straw), then used the same brush and brushed on some cranberry color, then three greens. I always layer my colors and never really let the colors dry before using another color. Once dry, I did use several coats of poly. I love them so much I wish I brought back a bucket of them!