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bucolic_frolic

(51,469 posts) Fri Mar 19, 2021, 08:45 PM Mar 2021

After replacing my laptop mouse Wednesday, and announcing it on DU this morning, I went [View all]

for a walk in the woods and found this dead mouse, up a tree around noon today. Looks like he got his head caught between 2 branches and froze to death.

The concidence of a mouse, and a mouse, both on the same day has me a little spooked. If you can explain such coincidences it would be appreciated.

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After replacing my laptop mouse Wednesday, and announcing it on DU this morning, I went [View all] bucolic_frolic Mar 2021 OP

Synchronicity. OAITW r.2.0 Mar 2021 #1

I think that's a rat. Lunabell Mar 2021 #2

That branch is about 1" diameter, cedar tree bucolic_frolic Mar 2021 #4

He may be bloated, I don't know how long he's been there bucolic_frolic Mar 2021 #5

Yes,... Mother Nature keeping the accounting books balanced,... magicarpet Mar 2021 #3

That's like when I put new tires on my car, and afterward... CaptainTruth Mar 2021 #6

Yes that is true bucolic_frolic Mar 2021 #7

Perhaps some scavenger will come along... 2naSalit Mar 2021 #8

Yes, that's what happened, he's gone this morning bucolic_frolic Mar 2021 #9

Well... 2naSalit Mar 2021 #10

Have you ever heard of a bird called a shrike? FSogol Apr 2021 #11

I could readily entertain the idea that I've seen them around here, or something very similar bucolic_frolic Apr 2021 #12