A Disney Princess Tale

Susan has taken over as my gardner.  She has also taken over as resident Disney Princess.  In the last week and a half, she has discovered a tortoise AND a turtle living in the backyard.  

The tortoise, Theopholus P. Thornton, is adorable and particularly fond of hibiscus and grape leaves.  The turtle, Skeksis, is rather evil looking and has since disappeared from sight.  I suspect he's living in the cistern and coming out at night to steal poor Theo's grape leaves.

Skeksis - note the terrifying claws

Theo with some wilted refrigerator lettuce (his least favorite food)

Along with the discovery of the new backyard residents has come the discovery that Willy both fears and hates tortoises.  Theo has become Willy's mortal enemy, except when he moves, when he morphs into Willy's greatest fear, as evidenced by this video in which, if you look closely, you can see Willy's legs trembling in fear.