Saturday, October 26, 2013

Little thief, big thief

Little thief...
I was finishing up the colourwork hat this morning when Miss Peno suddenly ran to the back door, tail twitching away. I look over and caught the sight of a black, bushy tail.
 That bucket with the blue lid is where I keep the bird seed.
It's squirrel proof, but it took a little while for this little guy to figure that out. He eventually gave up, but when I went to fill the bird feeder, I put some seed along the ledge for him (and Peno.)

Not the greatest picture - it's pouring rain, and opening the door would just scare him off. But I think I'm going to have to keep some seed there all winter - Peno loves the entertainment.

Big thief...
I looked out my front door this morning and noticed something missing from my garden. The pretty little Mum that housed the spider was gone.

Now that Mum sat in a pot, not two feet away from the garden for almost three weeks. No one touched it. I plant it in the garden and someone steals it? Really?

Update: I found the Mum... tossed a little ways down the street. Thank you, Garden Vandals.

7 comments:

  1. What good entertainment for your cat! I enjoyed seeing the picture of the squirrel at the sill!

    Someone took a mum plant from your garden??? What the heck???

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  2. Someone ripped out and stole an entire row of cedars from the house on the corner. Good grief!

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  3. I just don't get why people would do that.

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  4. Seriously? What the heck is wrong with people???????

    Is that a BLACK squirrel? I don't think I've every seen one.

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  5. People are stealing plants? That's just crazy. I lost a pumpkin last night but I know it was a deer. They took a big bite out of it and then spit it all over my outside table and chairs and then must have stood on it. What a mess.
    That is an adorable squirrel. I'd have to feed it too. I used to make peanut butter sandwiches for ours-until the outside cats started eating them. The squirrels-not the sandwiches.

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  6. Aww sorry about the vandals. That's a halloween trick that is not necessary!

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