Sunday, May 24, 2009

Paging Carl Spackler

In efforts to keep up with the Joneses, the Tanners, the Wileys, and all the elderly people on our street with immaculately kept yards, we (and by "we" I mean "mostly Holly") have spent a lot of time in the yard. I'll leave Holly the honor of showing the fruits of her labors. And I don't just mean her thrown-out back.

Yesterday, we came upon a giant hole in our lawn, heretofore unseen. So if anyone has any ideas on how to deal with Things That Dig Giant Holes In Lawns or knows how to get ahold of this guy:



...we're all ears.

5 comments:

Keri said...

Got voles? Our neighborhood had quite the infestation last year. Luckily we didn't get any, but they're pretty nasty and scary...like big mice. There's a few different ways to try and rid yourself of them. Just look them up...maybe that's what you guys have. Good luck!

Anne said...

Just watch Caddyshack a lot. That makes everything better.

scott j said...

jason and i just spent the weekend shooting marmots at the cabin...we would be glad "take care" of your problem for you. Other less danger/gun oriented options are a live trap, or i think they make varmit gas grenade sort of things that you can drop in the hole, but i am unsure about that one.

Lisa said...

We had a mole (still might) when we first moved in our house. We heard that if you stick human hair down the hole the mole would go away. Julia overhead the conversation and walked out one night with scissors in one hand and a big clump of hair in the other. It didn't work or I would send her over. Good Luck!
We are hoping to catch Paul's show over in Ballard! Andy has a patient playing there this Thursday night. Sad to hear you aren't coming up Holly!

Courtney said...

Yikes...I will happily let the two of you tackle that one without me! Perhaps I can take Leo for an afternoon while you and the varmit duke it out!