SOLSC '21 Day Twenty: You and me against the squirrel(s)

I am participating in my ninth Slice of Life Story Challenge run by the team behind the Two Writing Teachers website.  We are challenged to write a blog post a day throughout the month of March.

Abigail Lund, one of the new Slicers in my Welcome Wagon, has written a few musical posts; I think I'll follow suit.  On this first day of Spring, as I ponder the newly gardened containers on my front and back porches, I immediately feel annoyance at the squirrels who are determined to destroy them by digging up the dirt to hide their nuts, flinging the potting soil all over the porch and keeping my seeds from rooting.  The phrase "me against the squirrels" brought an old song to mind.  My parody, first; I'll include the video to the real, beautiful song after.

You and me against the squirrels,

Sometimes it feels like you and me against the squirrels,

Behind our backs they've pillaged and scurried away,

Their destruction seen in light of day.

Remember when I laid that new soil down

Happy with the seeds that I had sown,

Wasn't it nice to look around, see pots that looked brand new,

Signs of spring and hopefulness, but instead we are on guard

You and me against the squirrels,

Sometimes it feels like you and me against the squirrels

And for all the times we've yelled at them

Nature isn't on our side.

And when all the plants are gone,

No seeds left to carry on,

Then a shopping trip will have to do,

Fully grown plants will get us through

Think about the days of me and you,

Of you and me against the squirrels.

(My apologies to Paul Williams and Helen Reddy!)