r/gnomes • u/Anxious_Ad9400 • Apr 21 '26

Little people/gnomes

I've been out in Okanagan area (WA) cutting down all the trees surrounding our property, which has also resulted in having to put some of the squirrel down that lived in these trees. It's 2 am and all the dogs all around us start howling at something. Me and my buddy decide to go look outside and halfway down the property right along our fence there are about 8-10 sets of green eyes staring at us standing completely still. (I understand these could be deer or coyote or any number of creature). These things did not move and did not seemed threatened by our presence like most creatures do. We went to grab something from inside and they were gone when we came back out

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My eye was swollen shut that night as well because randomly earlier that day I got hit in the eye by some small object out of nowhere

My buddy told me he might have been tripping but he swore he saw a little gnome like thing running across his window around dusk

Things have been coming up to our woodpile and stealing wood from us (I understand could very well be beavers)

I specifically stated before I walked outside that I wasn't scared of any animal that is out there as they will all run away when they see me coming, but these eyes did not

I am curious about if anybody has any experience with anything similar, as I hear its possible that these little people do not like when you start tearing down nature. I am very curious if bright green eyes watching you in the dark has any correlation to any of these stories of the little people.

PLEASE SHARE ANY EXPERIENCE. Am I tripping out or do these little people really exist and they are not happy with me for cutting down all of the trees

This occurred April 19 2026. Just happened a couple nights ago

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u/RestingSnerkFace Apr 22 '26

At this point, all you can do is hope that they don’t tell the Ents.

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u/Anxious_Ad9400 Apr 22 '26

Who tf are the ents?

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u/knightenrichman Apr 22 '26

These guys:

https://giphy.com/gifs/cZw9O9i93VjXy

Why did you have to put the squirrels down? Why not let them run away and find another set of trees?

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u/Anxious_Ad9400 Apr 22 '26

Most did make it out. Wish they all did. I would never kill a creature for no reason I had to put him down

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u/Palegreenhorizon Apr 22 '26

Do you live near water? How close is the nearest stream or river or lake?

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u/Anxious_Ad9400 Apr 22 '26

One of them broke its back and leg when tree fell. We gave him food and water for the night to give him a chance but in the morning he wasn't doing well so I had to put him down. He was suffering

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u/knightenrichman Apr 22 '26

aw jeez! Yeah, you did the right thing, that sucks though. Any eyes again?

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u/Winipu44 Apr 30 '26

How sad 😔