Remember a couple of weeks ago, when I posted pictures of the pumpkin farm?
Well, we came home with two big pumpkins, and four small sugar pumpkins. Each was perfect — blemish-free, and carefully hand picked by me. They looked very nice on our front porch, and seemed quite happy there.
Then, somebody, or somebodies, with no comprehension of the term "seasonal decorations," decided to play a Halloween trick on us.
Oh, the nerve!
The senseless carnage!
The tricksters couldn’t even wait until Friday.
I quickly shifted into spy mode,
and caught those brazen interlopers in the act:
We’ve lived here for nine years, and for the first seven years, we put pumpkins outside during October and November, and the squirrels didn’t touch them. What does this mean? A hard winter coming? Global warming? A stay against the economic crisis? They definitely know something we don’t know. They’re eating like there’s no tomorrow. Gulp!
Good thing I have one perfect friend left:
Have a Beary Happy Halloween!
P.S. Now, I just have to catch the rascals who ate my corn!
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Beware the pumpkin eaters. They also like to eat new boots!
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Noooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!
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We had pumpkins get gnawed on – although not to that severe an extent – last year, but so far this year’s pumpkins seem ok. *fingers crossed*
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Sadly, our pumpkins look much the same way. They’ve been outside for two weeks and there isn’t much left of them. William is terribly disappointed, so I promised to take him to get two more today to carve.
Now if I only knew how to squirrel-proof them …
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Awww… your poor pumpkins. What funny lil’ squirrels. I’m so glad you caught them on camera.
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Those are great photos!
We’ve had that happen to our pumpkins, too. So far this year, they’ve left mine alone. . . .
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Oh, mercy! What gluttons!!
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Our squirrels seem especially ravenous this year. I brought the corn inside when I first noticed they were eating it, and they climbed on our front door, trying to claw their way inside! Finally, I couldn’t stand the racket they were making, so I threw the corn out at them! Yesterday, I found the corn carcass stripped clean on the driveway.
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Poor William! At least you’ll be able to get new pumpkins. But it kind of defeats the purpose if you can’t display them outside.
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We’ve had a love/hate relationship with the little rascals over the years. It’s pointless to put out bird seed. And the first year we were here, I made a nice Williamsburg style wreath out of boxwood and lady apples, and they devoured that.
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Maybe the squirrels know they can’t mess with your pumpkins with Milo the Ferocious Guard Dog on duty :)! Of course, they could always bribe him with Kleenex or paper towels . . .
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Most mornings, the first thing I do when I wake up is make sure parts of me haven’t been gnawed away ;).
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So cute!!! I wouldn’t mind sharing with those guys. I love your Teddy Pumpkin!
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HA! Rascals.
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Teddy Pumpkin thanks you! Actually, I never carve my pumpkins, only decorate them . . .
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They can be exasperating, but at the same time I’m in awe of their cleverness. We’ve seen them do tightrope walking to get to bird seed.
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Effin’ squirrels. But I suppose they need to eat, too.
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And not even a thank you!
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Noooooooooo! Your spy picture is too funny! Thanks for sharing your pictures, sorry about your pumpkins!!
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It took several days of “spying” before I got pictures that were clear enough to share. They were taken through my windows and screens. We also had a chipmunk stuffing his face with pumpkin, but he was much too quick for the camera!
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