Have I ever backed down so fast?

This weekend, after much delay (as in, MOST of Spring) the kid and I put in a few annuals. I've been nursing them along these last few days, watching them with motherly pride as they settle in and recover from transplant shock.

Well, today as we're leaving the house for school/work I see one of the plants entirely uprooted and dragged out onto the sidewalk. I was immediately outraged! WHAT CREATURE DID THIS? By god, if I get my hands on that critter I'll...

When my husband interjected that there was a big ol' skunk out here early this morning.

Oookay then, never mind.