Thursday, August 15, 2013

Home invasion terrorism!


We're really lucky that we have a fierce watchdog to protect us.

Actually, the weird thing is that Jack NEVER barks, but this evening at about 8:45 suddenly he came to attention from his position sleeping on the living room rug, and advanced vigilantly into our entry hall, facing our closed front door.

He huffed through his nose menacingly, and then - very unusual for him - he barked, a deep warning, again and again. We wondered - what could it be? A coyote, a mountain lion in our driveway?

I got up, held his collar, and, checking to see the porch light was on, ventured to open the front door.

 OH MY GOD!!

Someone left a giant zucchini on our porch!


A sense of the scale of this sucker. This thing is h-u-u-u-u-ge! Call Homeland Security!
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12 comments:

  1. XeomphoAugust 15, 2013 at 11:30 PM

    Awesome! I'm looking forward to the stuffed marrow recipe...

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  2. Karen (formerly kcinnova)August 16, 2013 at 1:14 AM

    Hahahahaha... that is hilarious!
    (I'd be jealous except I have 2 smaller versions in my fridge right now.)

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  3. Susan BAugust 16, 2013 at 7:00 AM

    LOL! I was afraid you were going to come face-to-face with a would-be burglar. Time for some zucchini bread!

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  4. smalltownmeAugust 16, 2013 at 10:34 AM

    Attack of the killer zucchinis!

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  5. M. BouffantAugust 16, 2013 at 2:26 PM

    I'll bet Jack reacted because he doesn't like zucchini any more than I do.

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  6. mistah charley, ph.d.August 16, 2013 at 4:25 PM

    that dog looks fierce

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  7. Kizz at 117 HudsonAugust 16, 2013 at 5:38 PM

    He's right, that thing could hurt someone!

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  8. materfamiliasAugust 16, 2013 at 6:23 PM

    When I was little, we dreaded my grandma's donations of large zucchin from her garden, none of us (except my parents) fans then of any of the squashes (I've changed since!). So we would have valued Jack's vigilance hugely! Give that dog a bone! ;-)

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  9. cookingwithgasAugust 17, 2013 at 7:25 AM

    No give him the zucchini.
    Tell them to leave you some smaller ones.
    At this size I feed them to chickens.

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  10. cactus petuniaAugust 17, 2013 at 5:27 PM

    Holy cow! You, too??? I've heard that August is "Sneak a Zucchini Onto Your neighbor's Front Porch" month...it happened to me just the other night: http://www.buenosburritos.blogspot.com/2013/08/late-night-hijinks.html

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  11. Claudia from Idiot's KitchenAugust 21, 2013 at 11:22 AM

    Zucchini Watch Dog on duty.

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  12. Claudia from Idiot's KitchenAugust 21, 2013 at 11:22 AM

    He would be very popular in Minnesota.

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