Google Earth reveals neighbor's insult carved into the grass

Those with eagle eyes are continually finding hidden treasures with Google Earth's satellite imagery: sunken treasures, nude sunbathers, a corn maze depicting Oprah.

The latest: A Reddit user found a homeowner in Sequim, Wash., who carved the mean-spirited message "A Hole" into the grass with a giant arrow pointing to a neighbor's house.

The image is spreading around the Internet this week, and social media users assume the statement in the field must be linked to feuding neighbors.

A close look at Google Earth satellite imagery of Sequim, Wash., reveals the message "A Hole" with a large arrow pointing to the next-door neighbor's house carved into the grass. A close look at Google Earth satellite imagery of Sequim, Wash., reveals the message "A Hole" with a large arrow pointing to the next-door neighbor's house carved into the grass. Photo: Google Earth Photo: Google Earth Image 1 of / 5 Caption Close Google Earth reveals neighbor's insult carved into the grass 1 / 5 Back to Gallery

A Seattle Times article from 2009 reveals that the neighbor with the arrow pointed at his house agitated some members of the community with a purple garage.

Upset neighbors circulated a petition saying the garage devalued the surrounding properties.

The owners of the home, Blaine and Cindy Zechenelly, told the Times the lavender paint color was inspired by the Victorian houses in San Francisco.

The Reddit image was taken in July 2016 and posted on the social media site two months ago. It started going viral this week when Mashable covered the story on Wednesday.

SFGATE entered the coordinates from the Reddit image into Google Earth, and the profanity is still there in the grass.

A check of the history of the images from that area revealed that the "A Hole" first appeared in 2013.

SFGATE reached out to the Zechenellys for this story and they chose to not comment.