Sunday update: That popsickle is fully melted away now, just the stick is left. And somebody is definitely messing with me. I triple-wrapped the back gate with cord and triple-tied it. Somebody lifted it up from one side of the gate in order to open it, leaving it around the other side of the gate.

I'm taking a photo of my firewood stack. If somebody's coming to steal firewood, then I won't freak out about it. It's still below freezing here at night. If that's not it, though, then I'll probably continue to worry.