After the fact, I can find this pic to be rather funny. Why? Just before New Year's day, a squirrel got into the home where I house-sit. At first, I thought someone had broken in and ransacked the place. The motion detector on the burglar alarm did not pick up his movements. When I entered the house nearly everything seemed to be intact. But, as I progressed through it became more and more apparent that some deranged someone had gotten into the house.
Just as I got to the dining room I saw that the drapes were all eskew and the plants were demolished. Looking down I saw this little guy making a mad dash towards me. He then abruptly turned and ran back the other way.
Needless to say, on further inspection the house was trashed and he had gone into hiding. After a five-hour search, by three humans and a hunting dog. He was nowhwere to be found. It took two days to lure him out, using chopped cashew nuts placed inside of a raccoon trap which I had left in the middle of the kitchen floor. Got him, but boy did he ever leave a major mess to be cleaned up.
He had come in through the chimney and down the fireplace, not knowing how to get back out, he found himself trapped. He could see the outside through all the windows, scared and frantic, he apparently kept running towards the large bay window, riding on the sheer drapes and falling into the large plants on the bay window seat. My guess is, if he had had a shotgun like the little gangsta in your pic. He probably would have blasted his way out.
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After the fact, I can find this pic to be rather funny. Why? Just before New Year's day, a squirrel got into the home where I house-sit.
At first, I thought someone had broken in and ransacked the place. The motion detector on the burglar alarm did not pick up his movements. When I entered the house nearly everything seemed to be intact. But, as I progressed through it became more and more apparent that some deranged someone had gotten into the house.
Just as I got to the dining room I saw that the drapes were all eskew and the plants were demolished. Looking down I saw this little guy making a mad dash towards me. He then abruptly turned and ran back the other way.
Needless to say, on further inspection the house was trashed and he had gone into hiding. After a five-hour search, by three humans and a hunting dog. He was nowhwere to be found. It took two days to lure him out, using chopped cashew nuts placed inside of a raccoon trap which I had left in the middle of the kitchen floor. Got him, but boy did he ever leave a major mess to be cleaned up.
He had come in through the chimney and down the fireplace, not knowing how to get back out, he found himself trapped. He could see the outside through all the windows, scared and frantic, he apparently kept running towards the large bay window, riding on the sheer drapes and falling into the large plants on the bay window seat. My guess is, if he had had a shotgun like the little gangsta in your pic. He probably would have blasted his way out.
BTW I enjoy your musings.
Great story!
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