The Sciurus carolinensis, otherwise known as the gray squirrel, is THE reason why I cannot grow sunflowers!
While I was enjoying my morning coffee on my back porch, I spotted the little varmint in the garden. And grabbed my camera, of course!
The squirrel discovered that it could leap into my little fenced off sunflower area in a single bound.
In the past, I have been able to grow a plethora of sunflowers with much success and glee!
This year?
Apparently not.
So, as I sat and enjoyed my last cup of coffee, the squirrel enjoyed my last sun flower.
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Your last sentence with the picture made me smile
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This is the reason we also do not have sunflowers. 🙂
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On my! I didn’t know those vicious vermin ate sunflowers 🌻
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You would think the squirrel would have waited until the sunflowers produced sunflower seeds. 😄
They are eyeballing our tomatoes now! 😳
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Oh no! And of course they won’t eat the entire tomato- they will only take 1 bite out and just waste the rest 🤦🏾♀️
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True! 😂
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Sunflowers are my favorite!
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The squirrels favorite too 😉
Thank you for stopping by.
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I haven’t always been successful at gardening. I had a vegetable garden that did very well until the rabbits found it. They dug under the fence, ate the marigolds, and were unfazed by anything else I tried to discourage them. One day my neighbor told me he saw a rabbit heading toward my garden carrying a bottle of salad dressing. 🤦That was the end of my vegetable gardening phase.
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LOL! Those rascally rabbits! 🐰
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I think I lost my sunflowers to the same creature this year, though I never saw it. I know I did lose tomatoes that way as they brought them up from the garden on to the deck railings, with only one bite taken out!!! Arrg.
I hope we both have better luck next time!
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I would say gardening is for the birds but I think gardening is for the squirrels! LOL
Yes! Here’s to better luck next year.
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LOL, that’s cute! And yes, here’s to a prolific garden next year, free of birds, squirrel and any other wildlife visitors.🙂
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