Gardening

NJCher

(43,528 posts) Tue May 19, 2026, 10:47 PM 10 hrs ago

I Screamed on the Garden Path

It was twilight and I was strolling my garden paths, making my to-do list for weeding, mulching, etc. for the next day. I was dictating notes into my cell phone and when I looked up, I saw this creature in front of me!!

I screamed!

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I Screamed on the Garden Path (Original Post) NJCher 10 hrs ago OP

Dang, I hate those things! Ocelot II 10 hrs ago #1

Ok , im stupid. I thought it was a strange garden sculpture or a black bag. over stakes. Srkdqltr 10 hrs ago #2

You aren't the only one. mwmisses4289 8 hrs ago #6

A double barrel 12 ga would handle this nuisance. OAITW r.2.0 10 hrs ago #3

😳 dweller 9 hrs ago #4

!! NJCher 9 hrs ago #5

Ocelot II

(131,231 posts)

1. Dang, I hate those things!

Reply to NJCher (Original post)

Tue May 19, 2026, 10:50 PM

10 hrs ago

I spent the morning pulling up that loathsome invasive creeping bellflower, the herpes of the plant kingdom. Once you get it, it doesn't go away; it might be dormant for a bit but it always comes back. I hate it with the fire of a thousands suns.

Srkdqltr

(9,941 posts)

2. Ok , im stupid. I thought it was a strange garden sculpture or a black bag. over stakes.

Reply to NJCher (Original post)

Tue May 19, 2026, 10:55 PM

10 hrs ago

mwmisses4289

(4,728 posts)

6. You aren't the only one.

Reply to Srkdqltr (Reply #2)

Wed May 20, 2026, 12:24 AM

8 hrs ago

I also thought it was a garden sculpture!

OAITW r.2.0

(32,606 posts)

3. A double barrel 12 ga would handle this nuisance.

Reply to NJCher (Original post)

Tue May 19, 2026, 10:59 PM

10 hrs ago

dweller

(28,692 posts)

4. 😳

Reply to NJCher (Original post)

Tue May 19, 2026, 11:16 PM

9 hrs ago

https://m.

✌🏻

NJCher

(43,528 posts)

5. !!

Reply to dweller (Reply #4)

Wed May 20, 2026, 12:00 AM

9 hrs ago

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