Okay, I'm kicking myself for not taking a photo earlier, but I'm dealing with a small mystery here at the ol' hacienda. You see, I looked out my bathroom window this morning and I saw a mound of fresh dirt below, near the skirting at the southern end of my home. Right away, I thought, "Uh-oh, looks like some pesky critter has burrowed under the home!" Got dressed and went out to investigate, but the dirt pile was NOT quite close enough to the skirting, and there were no evident open holes or burrows like those one would normally associate with gophers, skunks, badgers, etc. No signs of animal activity at all... just the dirt pile.
What's more, the dirt pile was DRY, while the surrounding dirt and gravel was still WET from recent rains. I was so thankful that I didn't have to evict some critter from under my home, I simply grabbed the shovel and shifted the dirt to other nearby areas... again, no sign of an animal burrow under the pile. Afterward, I thought it was rather odd, and I wondered if some neighbor was playing a practical joke on me. How ELSE did the dirt pile magically appear under my window? And why no animal sign? Am I dealing with a practical joker, or some country whack job? Why would anybody dump a pile of dirt under my window? Dry dirt, dumped this morning after the rain...
Could it be alien activity? Perhaps the dirt was an offering made by alien visitors, given in the currency they value the most... maybe that's why they're attracted to this planet, the dirt is a friggin' gold mine, lol. Or maybe some jackhole neighbor crept onto my property early this morning (after last night's rain) and dumped a bucket or two of dirt under my window... kinda weird. Damn, I now wish that I had taken a photo of the dirt pile, since it was dry while the surrounding dirt was wet. If it happens again, I'm going to document the bizarre occurrence... I hope I don't have some whacked-out neighbor creeping around my property.
I'm gonna go out and look for tracks near the former pile, maybe I can find footprints or boot marks which would indicate human activity. Problem is, there's also gravel nearby, and gravel wouldn't show any sign, right? Damn, this is weird, maybe some country gal likes me and she's a couple sandwiches short of a picnic... as in batsh!t crazy, lol. Meh, I guess there's no harm, I'm glad some big ol' badger didn't burrow under my home. I just find it odd that the dirt pile was totally dry while the surrounding dirt was wet, ya know? Oh, well, I'll take another look, the tracks left by my Vibram soles are easy enough to identify...
What's more, the dirt pile was DRY, while the surrounding dirt and gravel was still WET from recent rains. I was so thankful that I didn't have to evict some critter from under my home, I simply grabbed the shovel and shifted the dirt to other nearby areas... again, no sign of an animal burrow under the pile. Afterward, I thought it was rather odd, and I wondered if some neighbor was playing a practical joke on me. How ELSE did the dirt pile magically appear under my window? And why no animal sign? Am I dealing with a practical joker, or some country whack job? Why would anybody dump a pile of dirt under my window? Dry dirt, dumped this morning after the rain...
Could it be alien activity? Perhaps the dirt was an offering made by alien visitors, given in the currency they value the most... maybe that's why they're attracted to this planet, the dirt is a friggin' gold mine, lol. Or maybe some jackhole neighbor crept onto my property early this morning (after last night's rain) and dumped a bucket or two of dirt under my window... kinda weird. Damn, I now wish that I had taken a photo of the dirt pile, since it was dry while the surrounding dirt was wet. If it happens again, I'm going to document the bizarre occurrence... I hope I don't have some whacked-out neighbor creeping around my property.
I'm gonna go out and look for tracks near the former pile, maybe I can find footprints or boot marks which would indicate human activity. Problem is, there's also gravel nearby, and gravel wouldn't show any sign, right? Damn, this is weird, maybe some country gal likes me and she's a couple sandwiches short of a picnic... as in batsh!t crazy, lol. Meh, I guess there's no harm, I'm glad some big ol' badger didn't burrow under my home. I just find it odd that the dirt pile was totally dry while the surrounding dirt was wet, ya know? Oh, well, I'll take another look, the tracks left by my Vibram soles are easy enough to identify...