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By Bubbles | My husband surprised me one day with two large stone balls for the front garden. He had to have two men help him place them. I just loved them peeking out of the salvias near the sidewalk. Our neighbors would walk up the hill and take a rest, letting their kids sit on top of the balls. This is a story of how the balls wound up hidden in our backyard.
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Name: Becky (Boo) Phoenix, AZ 85022 finding joy one day at a time!              Boopaints Apr 14, 2010 11:25 PM CST |
| I liked reading it but it was wonderful how many photos you had to share too! Thanks for sharing it! ALL THINGS PLANTS ~ Garden Art ~ Purslane & Portulaca ~ MY CUBITS ~ Trust in the Lord ~ MY WEB SITE ~ Joyful Times Today |
Name: Chris NW Pa, Near Lake Erie  Ladygardener1 Apr 15, 2010 5:37 AM CST |
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Name: Rannveig Hafnarfjörður, Iceland  rannveig Apr 15, 2010 6:07 AM CST |
| Lovely story, thanks for sharing! So funny! Your backyard is beautiful btw! :-) |
Name: Sandi Austin, Tx (Zone 8b) Texas Gardening         Bubbles Apr 15, 2010 7:08 AM CST |
| Photos? It's not often you have a motorcycle, a police car, a fire truck, and a gaggle of firemen, cops, and curious neighbors on your street. Of course I wanted to document it. You just can't make this stuff up... Thanks for backyard comment, Rannveig. There are more backyard photos in TX Cubit under..Show Us Your Gardens...would love for you to take a peek! |
Name: Rannveig Hafnarfjörður, Iceland rannveig Apr 15, 2010 7:37 AM CST |
Sandi - it's fabulous! Thanks for the tour  It's always so interesting to me to see houseplants growing outside ;-)  |
Name: Sandi Austin, Tx (Zone 8b) Texas Gardening Bubbles Apr 15, 2010 7:55 AM CST |
| Thanks for looking! I remember when you first joined Cubits. I even made my non-gardening husband look at your garden...fabulous. |
Name: Bridgett Sonoita, Arizona Zone 8a  Sonoita Apr 15, 2010 9:18 AM CST |
Great Story!  Great Balls!:rofl: I'd love to find a set of those myself  Be the person your pet(s) believes you to be. |
Name: Sandi Austin, Tx (Zone 8b) Texas Gardening Bubbles Apr 15, 2010 9:33 AM CST |
| Thanks! I'm sure the balls came from Mexico originally. |
Name: Bridgett Sonoita, Arizona Zone 8a Sonoita Apr 15, 2010 9:44 AM CST |
| We have a local ranch that has 2 HUGE balls at it's entrance, they stand about 3.5' tall, but look odd by themselves. I like your grouping. Be the person your pet(s) believes you to be. |
Name: Sandi Austin, Tx (Zone 8b) Texas Gardening Bubbles Apr 15, 2010 10:06 AM CST |
| I think the really big ones are used at some of the electronic stores' entrances to deter smash and grabbers! |
Name: Diann Iowa (Zone 5a)        Ticker Apr 15, 2010 10:18 AM CST |
| Great story! LOL I have a question, though. Is that a bear trap you have attached to the balls in the back yard? That could discourage any vandalism. ;) |
Name: Sandi Austin, Tx (Zone 8b) Texas Gardening Bubbles Apr 15, 2010 11:21 AM CST |
| Gosh, you're observant! It is some kind of animal trap...I found it in a box of antiques from my aunt. I put it there as a joke right after the caper...to illustrate what would happen if the balls went missing again. When I wrote the article, I needed a photo and pulled that one up. Was too tired to hunt for a more "appropriate" one, so left it. |
Name: Melissa E. Keyes St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands Zone 11+  coconut Apr 15, 2010 1:48 PM CST |
| It's a shame you must keep them hidden. Are they from Costa Rica? http://www.world-mysteries.com... |
Name: Diann Iowa (Zone 5a) Ticker Apr 15, 2010 3:06 PM CST |
| I think it's a hoot! It will definitely get your point accross that those are to be looked at and not stolen. Like anyone should ever have to make that kind of point about their property. Jeez. |
Name: Sandi Austin, Tx (Zone 8b) Texas Gardening Bubbles Apr 15, 2010 3:24 PM CST |
| I think the balls are Mexican in origin, moved from there on a flat bed truck! I did find the article fascinating tho. Had not seen anything about the balls of Costa Rica before. Very interesting. Ticker, we've talked about putting the balls back in the front garden, set in cement. Just haven't asked the insurance company about it yet. We've lived in the same house for over 30 years, and ball rolling has been the only vandalism we can ever remember. There must be some kind of magnetic pull to a teenage boy to remove 'em! No use tempting fate again. |
Name: Memory Russell SW Connecticut     AYankeeCat Apr 16, 2010 8:33 AM CST |
| I LOVE karma! I hope the young man learned his lesson. And what a GREAT story to tall. Thank you for sharing it! |
Name: Sandi Austin, Tx (Zone 8b) Texas Gardening Bubbles Apr 16, 2010 9:16 AM CST |
| Thanks for reading it! The Camaro is gone...replaced with a small truck shortly after the tree falling. I just hope his dad learned a lesson...".just because your insurance might get canceled if you make another claim, that doesn't mean you can intimidate someone else into paying for damage." |
Name: Suzanne Green South Georgia A Real Gardening Addict          Palomino33 Jul 10, 2011 6:10 AM CST |
| Thanks for sharing such an amusing story. Gardening requires lots of water - most of it in the form of perspiration. ~Lou Erickson |
Name: Sandi Austin, Tx (Zone 8b) Texas Gardening Bubbles Jul 10, 2011 7:55 PM CST |
| Thanks for enjoying it! |
Name: Sheila F Fort Worth TX (Zone 8a)      Sheila_FW Aug 18, 2011 6:22 AM CST |
| I read this when you first wrote it, and it is a great read all over again. Sweet karma!! |
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