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A.V. Walters
I admit it. I am the kind of person who laughs at my own jokes. Even if I’m the only person who laughs…
This will require some history.
My ex and I purchased the property (that Rick and I are currently developing) over twenty-five years ago. A few years later, an adjacent parcel sold—and the buyers built a house. Ours was empty, so the husband in that duo, Brian, felt free to use our front panhandle as a driving range. He’d practice his golf swing, and send his dog out to collect the golf balls. The dog tired of this, at some point and, apparently, Brian’s version of sport and fitness didn’t include walking, which left our land with a collection of unretrieved golf balls. He’s a nice guy though, and we’d communicate from time to time. He’s a hunter and we gave him permission to hunt on our (otherwise posted) land.
Years later, the couple divorced and their house was sold.
When Rick and I arrived, we started a collection of those golf balls. We’d find them in the strangest spots. Some partially buried and others, under trees, as much as a couple of hundred yards from where he’d teed up, in his front yard. We’d go for walks on our property, and come back with a pocket full of golf balls, which we tossed into one of the tree cages. We have no interest in golfing.
Last year, Brian, who missed the area, bought a lovely parcel just up the road. He’s saving for when he and his new partner can build. In the meantime, he’s hunting there, and has put in a little garden. We go right by his property on one of our regular walking routes. Lately, when we head off to walk that way, we each grab a couple of golf balls, and toss them onto Brian’s driveway, or into his garden.
We have no idea whether Brian has, or ever will, notice. Or, if he’ll ever piece it together, in any way—that the golf balls he lost two decades ago are the same ones mysteriously appearing on his new property.
But, Rick and I are laughing. I guess that means that we’re well-suited. It’s enough of a joke, just between us. We’ll continue to enjoy our walks, and life’s little pleasures, as we still have a couple of dozen balls left to go.
tworockchronicles 
Those guys are expensive! Can’t imagine he just left that many out there. Sure you can buy them in bulk cheap, but that’s still a bundle. Sell them on Ebay instead!
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And forego the joke?!!!
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Throw a few pink balls out there if you can get some. That will really throw him for a loop! Great story. Post an update when appropriate.
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Mike, do you have pink balls to spare? (This is something I never knew about you.)
Because I’m certainly not going out to buy any.
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I think we have a similar sense of humour. 🙂 Amelia
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I’d be giggling too. That’s a lot of balls! 😀
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What a lovely ‘Slice of life’ tale!
What if George sees you throwing golf balls into his garden from behind the blinds one day? What if you and Rick walk in one day, ring the bell and hand over the golf balls to the guy in person? What kind of twist the tale might take then?
Shakti
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Since, so far, he doesn’t have a home there, we’re not at risk for getting caught. We contemplated a big box, gift wrapped, but this is better.
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Well played. We find them here too, which puzzles me as I don’t know of anyone who ever played around here. My guess is that a neighbor used the farm as a driving range during the years it was abandoned.
I usually put them in the nesting boxes. They help motivate the hens to lay there and I’ve heard they’ll give a stomach ache to any black snake who mistakes them for eggs. They have caused guests to ask whether our chickens lay golf balls.
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