Weird Wednesday: Critters & Something For Nothing

It's been a while since I've done one of these posts. Here are my late summer/early fall pictures I've been saving up for you:

I saw these and was like, what?? They were growing by someone's mailbox last month. After checking with Plant ID, I discovered that there are indeed Fall Crocuses.

Another Fall sighting: female deer chilling. This is a common sight in my backyard. All those sticks hold up netting to protect our plants from deer.

The math is not mathing here. But it's not surprising that this store thinks they are doing you a favor by saving you a penny. Especially since the penny is no longer being produced.

I think I've posted about this before. My neighbor is constantly getting rid of furniture and office equipment. This has been going on for a decade. We think they must be disposing of it for others? Who knows! They don't seem to be moving or having trucks deliver new.

This was sad and bizarre to me. I saw this in the common area of my mom's assisted living place. A bunch of used personal items. If your loved ones pass away, just throw away this stuff!

My husband left this receipt on the counter and I was cracking up. First, that the cashier is labeled as Host and used a fake name. When I pointed out that he must have received a senior discount, he was not too happy! LOL!

This is the inside of our garden that has a double fence all around. These were supposed to be green beans. We thought maybe a rabbit had somehow got inside because the top parts of the plants would not be reachable for a chipmunk. My husband added large rocks around the perimeter to prevent digging underneath. Then one day, I glanced out the window and saw a huge groundhog standing on his back feet, peering into the fence. I wish I could have captured a picture because he was adorable (though my husband wouldn't have thought so).

More critters! This is along the back wall of our garage near the door into the house. One day, we heard some faint tweeting sounds in the garage but couldn't find anything as the noise stopped whenever we were near that wall. I became convinced a bird was in one of our pots, but I couldn't find it. My husband finally got a flashlight and removed some of the stacks and sure enough, a tiny baby bird was at the bottom of one. We brought the pot outside, but the bird wouldn't fly away, so my husband dumped it under one of our bird houses in front, hoping mama would find it. It was gone the next day, so let's hope for the best. The weird part is, we don't know how it could have landed all the way in the back of our garage like that?  A mystery!

It was a rough summer with construction of all our major highways going north, south, east, and west, as well as construction along many of the major roads in our town and neighboring communities. To add to the annoyance was AT&T fiber being installed in our neighborhood. This has been going on for over a year! Here was the eyesore in our front yard for months. And yes, despite all the utility flags in the yard, they still managed to cut our cable so we were without internet/phone/cable TV for hours. We won't be switching!

I did find some satisfaction in this. You can barely see the orange flags because someone's landscaper didn't care. Jut mowed right over them

This wasn't what I wanted to see on my walks. I was surprised because these people have little kids. It's still there. Sigh.

We always go trick-or-treating with our grandkids in their neighborhood. This policeman pulled up and literally said, "Hey kids! Want some candy?" I look at my daughter and said, "Isn't that what policemen teach kids NOT to do??" Afterwards, my daughter told the kids to never go up to any car that offers candy unless a parent is with them.

Any critters doing bad things in your neck of the woods? Seen any freebies or discounts that you didn't want?

Happy November!