I arrived home today and discovered that something had shit on my floor.
I spent the last few days in Besancon, and I typically leave the doors to my balcony open. I am on the third floor by European measurements (fourth by American) so there is no real danger to this – and I leave them open due to the very real absence of an air conditioner. Without those doors open it would be stifling up in here. My first thought was my landlord walked his dog through my living room but remembered he didn’t have an extra key when I locked myself out of my apartment in December of last year. And I certainly did not provide any key after I replaced the lock.
Theory two was that centered around the concept of a vengeful pigeon, but upon additional investigation there was no way this small pile in the center of the room was from a pigeon, or any type of bird. Confusing matters even more is the lack of small creatures scampering around Paris. If I lived in a forest I would probably blame a wiley squirrel for leaping through my open door and dominating my floor, but there are no such furry suspects around my part of Paris.
It is slightly distressing that I will have to go to sleep tonight not knowing what beast made my apartment his personal bathroom. What if he comes back during the night? I’m worried that I will get up in the early hours of the morning and interrupt some animal taking care of business while reading a newspaper next to my TV.
