the 'startled' creekside??"
I met this sentence in a book.

"When I found that the mailbox was empty, that the postman was late again, I announced a loud God damn to the startled creekside and sat down to wait on a pile of timbers."

I wonder what 'the startled creekside' means.

Thank you in advance for your help.

Question

the 'startled' creekside??"
I met this sentence in a book.

"When I found that the mailbox was empty, that the postman was late again, I announced a loud God damn to the startled creekside and sat down to wait on a pile of timbers."

I wonder what 'the startled creekside' means.

Thank you in advance for your help.

Answer

My understanding is that the writer is (jokingly) saying that the creekside was startled to hear the words  'God damn'.  It's telling us that the writer was completely alone when this happened - there was nobody anywhere near to hear them swear out loud.

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