We have a huge bag of peanuts in our garage as we have a half dozen hungry squirrels on the property and squirrel feeders out along the perimeters. While rebuilding a motor today, I heard a noise behind me and caught this little chipmunk in the act of raiding the peanut stash! Good thing Churchie the Devil Cat was outside at the time. :)

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On a fine Seattle-area Sunday afternoon, I spent some time building a scarecrow out by the crop circle to (hopefully) deter the deer and birds. We'll see how it works. Actually, from a distance, it's kind of convincing. Of course, close up, you see the head is a shovel. You know, a Fiskars shovel with a lifetime warranty that broke. Click to see a close up of the shovel head ... :)

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The crop circle has been planted for weeks but our Pacific Northwest region has been cold, rainy and gloomy ever since. The last few days, however, were sunny and near seventy degrees, allowing the tomatoes to flourish and persuading the pre-sprouted corn to shoot up from the soil. I've already got the crop circle staked in preparation for my famous nine-foot tomato plants!

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