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Monday Morning Mystery 083109
This could be my favorite Monday Morning Mystery of All-time!
What is this, and what is the nylon rope for?
Clue: It's the handiwork of Marsh Warden Stiles Thomas.
Answer appears tomorrow — sort of.
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I vote that it’s a water wick watering some nearby plant.
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Something to do with the
drip at the bird bath??? -
Is it the rain collecting barrel by the butterfly garden???
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Patrick Belardo
I vote that it’s a water wick watering some nearby plant.
Deedee Burnside
Something to do with the
drip at the bird bath???
Carol Flanagan
Is it the rain collecting barrel by the butterfly garden???