The Battle for Suburbia!

Posted by Kevin.........

Everyone knows we work hard on improving and maintaining our home. We have been working on remodeling the bathroom for a month, and finishing the basement has been a year long project now. But the grounds surrounding our house get my almost daily attention.



While putting up our Christmas decorations Saturday (subtle and tasteful of course) I notice the vast destruction to our flower beds. These beds contain over fifty tulip bulbs specially imported from Holland (via the garden super center north of town) I carefully planted them over a month ago. Some of these flower beds are covered in chicken wire with stones holding down the corners!














Folks have indicated to me that squirrels are simply burying nuts for the winter. But I found the chicken wire had been pulled up, and several deep holes where bulbs had been.

Today, I caught this guy on camera and video digging deep into our flower beds. I don't think he actually got down to the bulbs. I put the camera down and ran out the back door and chased him away.

I returned to the house and informed Stace of what had happened. "The only nut in that backyard is you. Maybe the squirrels should bury you right next to your tulips."

That's nice.