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Our Walnut Tree and the Damn Squirrels
I originally thought we had a chestnut tree in our backyard but last night after doing some research, we actually have a what I have found to be what is most likely an Eastern Black Walnut tree. The thing is huge and as you can imagine its bearing copious amounts of large green, thick shelled walnuts starting in late July to early August.
Well, if you have one of these trees you know that you have to be looking overhead or you may get one off the top of the melon.
My wife got in her car a few mornings ago and the tree is placed in the back of our yard with much of it overhanging our garage and so the walnuts will get picked off by hoards of squirrels that love these tasty treats and fall to the ground. Well, my wife's car is parked behind mine just in front of the garage so when the squirrel on one of those overhanging branches lets one loose it falls, rolls down the garage roof and bombards my wifes car. Shocked the hell out of her it did.
My dog, Molson, uses the back yard to squeeze out his business and he at times gets startled and has to dodge a small barrage from those very same squirrels. (He has actually caught two squirrels this summer and killed one of them so he is capable of getting his revenge). I think the squirrels have waged an all out war.
Today, I am going out there to get some landscaping done and to clean up the yard. Its overdue, I finally have a weekend to spare and its going to get done today but, Im going to get nailed, I know it, One of these large green nuts is going to hit me on the head at somepoint, I may wear a helmet and find some protective gear to provide myself with some protection from the blows these 2 inch diameter tree bombs will do to me as I work back there under the shade of our big walnut tree.
Or, maybe, Ill go back there and put up with it. If you see my face bruised its because I braved the numerous falling projectiles from this tree and I have waged war with the squirrels. I wonder if they really taste like chicken? The next one Molson catches we are going to have to do a ritual cooking of the little bastard and put him on display for all to see, that this is what will happen if you continue to pound us with walnuts.
Maybe Bill Murray can lend me some advice on how to get rid of squirrels, I hear he is pretty good with gophers:
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