For many of my readers, a woodchuck on the property is not a huge deal. However, earlier this week, I noticed that one of my new, I should mention, containers had most of its petunias chewed off. As it sits on a bench about two feet off the ground, it didn’t seem like a molestation by bunnies or chipmunks. No, no. This is the work of a dreaded woodchuck or gopher. Further garden inspection saw chewed leaves on dead nettles and wholesale destruction of some beautiful yellow coneflowers I’d just put in a few weeks ago. Now I know what it feels like when someone’s home is invaded by burglars or someone breaks into an unlocked car. There is a sense of personal violation. Some will argue that a rodent feeding itself isn’t quite in league in terms of malicious intent, but I have mixed feelings.
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