Big Red arrived home to a deer in the headlights on Monday night. Literally. There was a concrete doe nestled in the grass beside his mailbox.
Upon closer inspection, several more tacky lawn ornaments were discovered in his yard with a pair of bunnies taking center stage in the front island.
After confirming that his parents had not gifted him with such beat up presents, Big Red called us up asking if we knew anything about his new friends. I had no clue what he was talking about so I went over to check things out. It was pretty darn funny to see such charming and cutesy lawn ornaments in a single, straight man’s yard. After a good laugh at the obvious practical joke I assured Big Red that we had nothing to do with it. Big Red then went on to fret about who could have possibly done such a thing and would he be offending someone when he threw them away if an elderly neighbor had actually put them there with the kindest of intentions. I highly doubted that Mrs. D next door saw him as a garden statue charity case and suggested that he question Ricardo the next morning.
Sure enough, Ricardo (a fellow lawn care business owner) was the culprit. He was doing a job for someone who was getting rid of the animals and instead of throwing them out decided to put them to good use in a practical joke. Well played, Ricardo! Well played 🙂
Adventures of Four 