Leave them alone and they'll come home...

Missing Filbert
that found its
way home!

I walked out on my front porch this afternoon and there stood my missing filbert tree.  It was dried out a bit, which is weird because it has rained at least four inches in the last two days - but it was definitely there.  I brought it in - set it in my wet bar sink - gave it a good soaking - and left it there to recover from its trauma.

What the heck?  Does anyone think this is funny?  My son and I spent at least 45 minutes searching the yard for it the other day and now it is back - sitting innocently on the front porch.  No sir - not a bit funny.

Since losing it the first time, I planted its partner lest it disappear as well.  I'm keeping this one in the garage until it is planted.  Either I have a prankster in the neighborhood, or a very determined guardian angel.

Either way - I'm still stumped.

Little 'ole me, I've lost my tree...

One Lonely Filbert Seedling

There were two baby filbert trees sitting on my porch,
A thief came flying by.
Now there’s one baby filbert tree sitting on my porch,
While I search and I cry and I sigh.

Oh where, oh where has my filbert tree gone?
Oh where, oh where can it be?
It was on my front porch with the other one.
Oh where, oh where can it be?

Little ‘ole me, I’ve lost my tree,
And don’t know where to find it.
I’m left all alone with the one that stayed home,
And I’ve given up hope of finding it.

Seriously - what steals filbert seedlings off of front porches?
Raccoons? Deer? Squirrels? Dogs?
And why take one and leave one behind for Pete's sake?

I'm stumped.