CSI: Garden Style

Jul 21, 2012 17:02

#1 ~ The scene of the crime ~ a ravaged zinnia, every single flower stalked chewed off.

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auntconi July 21 2012, 21:36:03 UTC
Oh my goodness ~ I thought zinnias were supposed to keep 'critters' away from the garden ~ apparently NOT all critters...
Good that you could trap it ... where do you go to 'dispose' of said critter?

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nodressrehersal July 21 2012, 22:48:49 UTC
Oh, they go for a looooong ride out to the country, where they can eat to their heart's content and not bother a tended garden.

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createdestiny July 21 2012, 21:46:57 UTC
Ha! Varmint Relocation Program --love it!

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nodressrehersal July 21 2012, 22:50:11 UTC
I can't imagine what I'd do if one of them ever got loose in the car during our 5-10 minute ride together.

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createdestiny July 22 2012, 18:16:38 UTC
It would probably take cover under the brake pedal, leading to a swift death!

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nodressrehersal July 21 2012, 22:50:50 UTC
Thank you. He's just one of at least half a dozen of his kind. Not to be confused with the truly evil and bad bunnies.

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ecosopher July 21 2012, 22:19:56 UTC
No, not cute at all. (Never mind the fact that S is sitting at the table eating porridge while I type this and can see the picture and his first words are, "Ohhhh, isn't it cute?!' :D )

How annoying that it did so much damage! Glad you caught it.

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nodressrehersal July 21 2012, 22:52:29 UTC
I have a few plants that I'll never get to see bloom this year, thanks to their free-loading ways. If only they ate clover, or dandelions, or something I have PLENTY of. But OH, NO, they've gotta eat one-of-a-kinds and favorites. Grrr...

The evil bad bunnies ate every last one of my strawberries, too, and I only have a small little patch. Yeah, three of them went for the long ride, too.

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ecosopher July 21 2012, 22:55:26 UTC
I know, it's so upsetting when that happens :( Luckily we're generally bunny-free at the moment (they're classed as vermin over here, anyway, so there is a government initiative to try to get rid of them) but the snails and slugs have been out in force!

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nodressrehersal July 22 2012, 01:29:44 UTC
Ew, slugs give me the willies. They go after my hosta and the tiger lilies.

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sahlah July 22 2012, 00:10:43 UTC
What is the species of this offender? Is it a mouse?

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nodressrehersal July 22 2012, 00:36:02 UTC
It's a vole. They have a shorter tail than a mouse, and are (shhh, don't tell 'em I said this) a little bit cuter.

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