Gardening

NJCher

(43,534 posts) Tue May 19, 2026, 10:47 PM Tuesday

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 Tuesday OP

Dang, I hate those things! Ocelot II Tuesday #1

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

You aren't the only one. mwmisses4289 Yesterday #6

A double barrel 12 ga would handle this nuisance. OAITW r.2.0 Tuesday #3

😳 dweller Tuesday #4

!! NJCher Yesterday #5

Oh my gosh, not one of those wendyb-NC 15 hrs ago #7

Ocelot II

(131,242 posts)

1. Dang, I hate those things!

Reply to NJCher (Original post)

Tue May 19, 2026, 10:50 PM

Tuesday

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

(9,943 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

Tuesday

mwmisses4289

(4,735 posts)

6. You aren't the only one.

Reply to Srkdqltr (Reply #2)

Wed May 20, 2026, 12:24 AM

Yesterday

I also thought it was a garden sculpture!

OAITW r.2.0

(32,617 posts)

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

Reply to NJCher (Original post)

Tue May 19, 2026, 10:59 PM

Tuesday

dweller

(28,703 posts)

4. 😳

Reply to NJCher (Original post)

Tue May 19, 2026, 11:16 PM

Tuesday

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NJCher

(43,534 posts)

5. !!

Reply to dweller (Reply #4)

Wed May 20, 2026, 12:00 AM

Yesterday

wendyb-NC

(4,732 posts)

7. Oh my gosh, not one of those

Reply to NJCher (Original post)

Wed May 20, 2026, 01:32 PM

15 hrs ago

In broad daylight! That's a big one, too.

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