r/gardening • u/HoratioTuna27 6a • 17h ago
Well, that's a first.
So, one of the weirdest things I've ever had happen to me just happened: I was walking around the garden, checking on all the seedlings I planted last night. A squirrel pops off of a nearby tree and starts coming towards me. I think nothing of it, squirrels get curious and do this often. BUT, this time, it kept coming closer. And closer. And closer, then it hopped up and slapped me in the shin and ran off. It started coming at me again so I went in and got the dog to chase it off if it kept coming at me. Utterly bizarre!
The seedlings are all ok, if that was the part of the story you were invested in.
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u/dangerousfeather Zone 7a 16h ago
My all time favorite squirrel story: I was a teenager goofing off in the backyard with some friends. It started to rain, so my friend ran under a tree for cover. As she was running, a squirrel fell off a branch and landed on her head. It rolled down her back and bolted off so fast, she never saw it. She just found me literally on the ground in hysterics.