Hooligans-R-Us

We believe we have solved the glass shard mystery to our satisfaction ... what we have pieced together seems to make perfect sense.

The largest glass shard looked like this, which really got us thinking about the curved top and lip ...

and it helped us remember that Dale's kindness to red squirrels extends to him leaving water out for them on our deck during winter. He usually uses one of my small crucibles, that look like this.

We think we must have forgotten about the little ramekin, which got covered over with snow (probably when the big snowstorm dropped 2 feet on us in January while we were away). The snowblower would have encountered it, making short work of the little obstruction we weren't aware was there. It shattered and showered pieces all across the yard like a dirty bomb. So, it turns out we were the hooligans after all!