Whodunit Mystery Solved
February 24, 2014 at 1:14 pm 37 comments
For a couple of weeks now, I’d been wondering who the hell was leaving a half-eaten orange on top of the backyard fence. Could it be the next door neighbor? I doubt it. He doesn’t seem to be that friendly. At the same time, I shudder at the thought that he might be suspecting me doing it as some kind of prank. Trust me, you would get scared, too, if you see him. He’s one you don’t want to cross. He’s built like a defensive tackle on the football field.
well, The mystery was solved this Saturday and I have the picture to prove it. I was about to open the kitchen door leading to the outside deck when I caught the culprit in the act. Seeing him stopped me dead in my tracks. Right then and there, I wanted to shoot him. no, not with a gun, silly, but with a camera.
It was a squirrel using his front paws to carry the loot. He placed the orange more than twice the size of his head on top of the fence, peeled it slowly with his teeth, and feasted on it while securing it with his paws. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. How could a squirrel be that nimble and clever? And doesn’t his kind just eat nuts? Then again, if you have to survive and fend for yourself, everything is possible. As Patricia Ryan Madison once wrote, “If something is not to your liking, change your liking.”
The picture was taken while I was hiding behind the glass door curtains to avoid detection. It looks grainy and blurry confirming what I already know. That I’m not fit to be a paparazzi and would never make it to the pages of the National Enquirer. If there’s any consolation, I think it’s good enough to show to my neighbor just in case.
Entry filed under: Blogroll, daily prompt. Tags: DPchallenge, humor, patricia ryan madison, postaday.
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andreabadgley | February 24, 2014 at 1:33 pm
I love the image of you hiding behind the curtains to get the shot. And great hook on the Weekly Challenge page – I wanted to know who was leaving the half-eaten oranges!
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plaridel | February 24, 2014 at 2:12 pm
andrea:
you just made my day. now back to work. π
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Amy | February 24, 2014 at 5:23 pm
How cute! I didn’t know they like oranges π
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plaridel | February 24, 2014 at 6:45 pm
amy:
it was a surprise to me, too. π
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librarylady | February 24, 2014 at 7:08 pm
I think squirrels are vastly entertaining, unfortunately so does my dog.
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plaridel | February 24, 2014 at 11:01 pm
librarylady:
i hope your dog and the squirrels can coexist in harmony. π
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gentlestitches | February 24, 2014 at 10:45 pm
great story and loved the quote. (and the photo). π
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plaridel | February 24, 2014 at 11:02 pm
gentlestitches:
glad you liked it. π
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Indira | February 25, 2014 at 1:38 am
Lovely. You write so easily, I tried but nothing comes to my mind.
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indira:
it happens to everyone. right now, i can’t think of anything to write about. π
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ROSES | February 26, 2014 at 1:17 am
Finally I know who was leaving the half-eaten orange. At least you have made to this platform if not to the national enquirer….
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plaridel | February 26, 2014 at 9:17 am
roses:
π
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surprisebjg | February 26, 2014 at 3:33 am
love it!
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plaridel | February 26, 2014 at 9:17 am
surprisebjg:
thank you.
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lifeconfusions | March 4, 2014 at 2:20 am
If not a paparazzi then Sherlock Holmes perhaps? π
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plaridel | March 4, 2014 at 5:15 pm
lifeconfusions:
not really. more likely an apprentice. π
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lifeconfusions | March 5, 2014 at 7:31 am
Ha, well that will work too. John Watson !
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plaridel | March 5, 2014 at 9:31 am
lifeconfusions:
π
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plaridel | August 30, 2017 at 6:38 pm
thank you for the pingback! much appreciated.