This is my clothesline, well at least a portion of my clothesline…

This is the other half of my clothesline, as you can see, laying on the ground instead of up in the air.

Considering the chewed end, and taking into account this is the third time I have encountered a downed line this winter, I am pretty sure the resident squirrels are the culprits.

I don’t know if they consider the line attached to their tree to be in bad taste, or if they are using fluff from inside the clothesline to line their nest, or perhaps they are just ornery…who knows? At least they haven’t bitten through while there have been clothes present.

I’m not sure of the solution. Luckily, we have spare rope set aside, and will once again square knot on the amount of line we need. Last time the squirrels stole about twelve feet! I know, I know, what can squirrels possibly do with that much clothesline? I have no idea!

I’m trying to think of something very repellent that I can put on the end this time, but I must be careful, I don’t want it to act as a wick and taint the whole piece. Squirrels! Bah!

In the meantime, I’m putting out these yarn scraps, leftovers from my hanging seed pots. I saved them for the birds, to soften up their nests. Maybe it will act as a peace offering of sorts, and the squirrels will use the yarn as bedding and leave my clothesline alone.