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During my daily garden check-in, I noticed a curious pattern of spots on the walk at the garage…
I went over to inspect, getting so close as to pick up one of the “spots”…I broke it in half, inspected it… took a wee sniff…
Spotty
spottier...
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Then I looked up….
Squirrels' nest!
Gross….
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Draw parallel lines down the path and play the musical notes the squirrels have indicated … also works for birds sitting on power lines.
It’s like Big meets Close Encounters meets a movie no one made about squirrels and poop?
Sorry to prove you wrong, Pamela…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b55RnwYB084
Okay, maybe for nest-building purposes and if nothing else is available, a squirrel might borrow some TP.
Yes, an umbrella!!! OR you could build a tiny outhouse with an acorn on the door. #BTSU
Um, http://www.squirrelband.us/photogallery/SQUIRREL%20OUTHOUSE.gif
Is squirrel manure compostable?
Totally!
Okay, that photo is wrong. Squirrels are tree-huggers, so they’d use leaves, not TP.
Seventh Generation?
IF they used, TP, then yes. But they don’t. (Now, I have this picture in my head of an older, greyer coat with a sumptuous coat and deep voice: “I don’t often used toilet paper, but when I do…” Ladies and gentlemen, the most fascinating squirrel in the wooooooorld!)
“older, greyer squirrel”
So, like a nicer outfit than this http://www.costumedogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/squirrel4.jpg ??
Squirrels, Dos Equis, swing and Seventh Generation. How could I not have seen the connection before? It’s spelled out right here, in squirrel poop.
OOH! SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPERS! Oh man…
I’m not sure what to make of the fact that I sort of find that squirrel… attractive.
#BTSU!
Yikes….maybe an umbrella as you walk through that area?
Look closely and connect the dots. I think he’s trying to send you a wee message.