Eric vs. The Squirrel

This entry approved by Eric.  No squirrels were harmed in the making of this post.

Prior to renovating and moving into the Soon Mansion, my home had been occupied by 25 dudes over the past six years.  (Shout out to all past roomies!)  Eric often refers to me as roommate #26.  In fact, I've been told some of his neighbors thought he was running a halfway house.  I think the cops were even called once, but I never got the full story.

So apparently neither Eric nor his tenants were skilled landscapers.  When I moved in, the back yard looked like a South African township

With lots 'o help from my dad we held our own HGTV Backyard Transformation

See?  Doesn't it look pretty?

One of my favorite additions is our bird feeder & bird bath.  We've had some beautiful guests including  many of these:

Unfortunately, our hospitable environment attracted many unwanted guests

These menacing bullies have wrecked havoc on our bird sanctuary.  With gravity-defying leaps, they pillage and plunder.  They ravage and destroy and scare all the pretty birds away. "Pretty bird. Pretty bird." (What movie?)

We finally reached a breaking point last week.  Our feeder broke from the weight of these pesky beasts

Exhibit A

AND -  like thieves in the night they broke into our food supply! 

Exhibit B

That was the last straw

We bought a new feeder

And hired security

We'll see who wins round two...