Or a hobby.
Or winter to get here so Pig hibernates.
Yesterday morning I wandered outside with a camera, a scale and the crow/Pig scraps.
I stood on the giant rock in the yard, well out of Pig's reach, and placed the scale where I thought she would stand.
Pig spotted the bowl and stepped right onto the scale.
(The crows also spotted the bowl and were screaming obscenities from the treetops.)
That went a little easier than I expected!
11 pounds, 2 ounces..roughly.
Average groundhog weight is between 7 and 11 pounds, so sayeth The Google.
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| She started reaching for my toes... |
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| So I tossed her a leftover tortilla. |
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| "WHAT!? 11 pounds?!" |
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| "I hate dieting." |
I got.
A groundhog.
On a scale.
Shouldn't there be some kind of award or prize for this?
This led to me violently cleaning my scale (no offense, Pig, but you are a Wild Thing).
Michael wandered in and asked what I was doing.
"Cleaning the scale..Pig was on it."
He eyeballed me and left the room, muttering something about "crazy"....
If Pig doesn't hibernate soon, God knows what will be next.
You are a hoot! I never even would have thought of doing this and you actually did it and got her on the scale. Genius!
ReplyDeletei am rolling here! and it's not due to too many carbs, thankfully! you are going to go into major withdrawals while she hibernates this winter! (so are we!!!)
ReplyDeleteLMAO - you weighed a groundhog!!! With all those treats you dole out, I'm not sure Pig is going to hibernate...
ReplyDeleteOK This is the best post ever...you are amazing ! and crazy...
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Samantha, you will get very lonely this winter!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe you did that!!! LOL and I love it!! I think that if I lived nearby, I'd lose 25pounds just by laughing!!
ReplyDeleteYou are going to miss her this winter, you know it. What are you going to do?!
The "I hate dieting" with the apple picture is just hilarious!
Ye haw! That is just hilarious! Pig on a scale! Woot! You need to dress her up for Halloween and take her trick or treating for her treats! lol
ReplyDeleteAnd NO Pig can't hibernate! What ever will we do not being able to see her all Winter long? We will miss her!
BAHAHAHHHAHHAHA!!!!
ReplyDeleteToo funny. You need to publish this somewhere besides your blog. It's too good!
Too funny! Love the "What!?" shot! I think we're all going to miss Pig this winter:@(
ReplyDeleteI'm going to miss her terribly.
ReplyDeleteWell I think at least you should have a column written in a newspaper that you got a ground hog on the scale. I am so impressed. It takes quite a bit to weigh our fat cat.
ReplyDeleteYes, it will be sad when she begins to hibernate.
Very good pictures!
WOW! Piggy on a scale- eating carbs HILARIOUS! Who, I say WHO can not relate ? Love your blog!I have a blue jay who has been coming in for two years- developed a mother thing for him when he was all squawk and fluff last year- He is wild but knows that I am safe...and full of peanuts- a fountain of peanuts- never ending peanuts.He, too, will leave for the winter.
ReplyDeleteThink ahead... Pig will eclipse Punxsutawney Phil in popularity. She has skills.
ReplyDeletethat's HYSTERICAL!!! the LOOK on her face when she's on the scale and looking up at you with open arms!!! it's priceless. i think she's not far from learning how to open your back door!
ReplyDeletehibernate? what's that? she'll be stretched out in front of the fire... :)
Very funny! You do realise Pig is the signature animal of your blog? You can't let her go or hibernate, although she does look like she's big enough for a decade of hibernation...
ReplyDeletehow amazing you have such a cooperative and cute wild friend!!
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We have a gator in the back yard.....what if you come to Fla. Ya think we could get him on a "big ass" scale? Hmmmm, maybe not. Tooo funny girl!
ReplyDeleteCan't believe you got Pig on a scale! I can't even get the Prez on one!...:)JP
ReplyDeleteI'm amazed you got Pig on the scales!!!
ReplyDeleteYou are my hero! lol Love that you got her on the scales!
ReplyDeleteWhat are you going to come up with next! That's freakin' hilarious! I think Pig is porked up and ready for winter!
ReplyDeleteYeah, porking up for winter. Just look around and see all the little busy critters. Soon you will have freedom. Your post was the funniest thing I read in awhile.
ReplyDeleteHA! Good thing he/she was the friendly sort... I mean GOOD GAWD, look at those teeth. Had a rabid one in our neighborhood early this summer. Love wildlife but please be careful around them. :-)
ReplyDeleteYou're the best! You rock big time!!! And I love you and I love Pig - forever!
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I am giggling and giggling. That is TOO funny. And, the part about scarfing down the carbs while on the scale - that put me over the top!
ReplyDeleteYes, you deserve an award.
They do get big and usually made a den in the ground somewhere around where you see them. Does this one have a den somewhere nearby?
ReplyDeleteI don't even know what to say about this! Absolutely hilarious! You should definitely get an award for getting a groundhog on a scale! This is the funniest things I've seen in a long time! :-)
ReplyDeleteLOL, that was freaking great!
ReplyDeleteYou should get a job at Dr. Doolittle's Weight Loss Center! I can't believe you got a wild animal on a scale! Trainer to the stars!
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