My Pine Cone "War" with the Squirrels

These days, I'm trying to collect all the pine cones I find strewn all over the yard...

If I don't, the squirrels "plant" them in these little holes - in all my flower beds!!

(They must be programmed to plant!!)

But sometimes I wonder if they have a sense of humor, too...

A few hours after I throw them into the garbage bins - I see some lying on the ground nearby...

And - as if to remind me that they have outsmarted me... I sometimes find one or two lying on my chair!