Story update...

You remember my whole Tulip battle with the squirrels? And my tongue-in-cheek remarks about renting a falcon? Well, as it turns out I don't have to. Because apparently I was a bit premature and a bit prophetic in my comment. A lovely family of Cooper's Hawks have taken up residence in the tall pine tree next to our driveway (though not a falcon you've got to admit, pretty amazingly close) and needless to say we've seen a whole lot less of those ravenous squirrels as of late. I am so excited. The Robins that built a nest under our back eaves are less so but I don't think there's much they can do about it. Except complain. And that they do.