SKWERL Appreciation

Today is National Squirrel Appreciation Day. So, here is a skwerl to appreciate! 

SKWERL Visit

 

Drinking.

Leaving.

Walking.

Booty.

SKWERL and Peanut

 

SKWERLS hide peanuts around the yard--often in my potted plants--and then enjoy a nutty snack later. (And this one does not have a spotty tail; those are water spots on the sliding door (which perhaps needs a good clean!).

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Remember these lovelies from this summer? 

These are what I dug up (to store over the winter)...just one tuber, planted in the spring, has turned into these clumps of new tubers. Not all of them are viable, but very cool!

The clump above is amazing...

I also discovered some squirrelly items buried in the dahlia bed. I put these here on a stack of bricks that the skwerls use as stairs, and the next day they were all gone, buried somewhere else in the yard, I assume.

It's Nuts!

This skwerlio ran into the yard with this peanut, tried out several different areas for potential burying places, then chose the plant in photo three. So cute! I watched it dig, place the peanut, then use its little hands to pat the dirt back over it. 

SKWERL, Stucco

 

While it looks upon first glance as if this skwerl is playing the pan pipes...

...in fact, weirdly, it is trying to nibble on a piece of stucco (I think--this photo is on a roof across the alley from our house). When I saw it from a distance, I thought it had a pine cone. 

It did indeed seem to try to nibble, but eventually it dropped it and scampered away. 

Kinda odd...

Peanut Time

 

Thirsty SKWERL!!!!

 This little dude/dudette was very very thirsty...

SKWERL Return

 

Our fountain was out of commission for a bit (slow leak), and while it was empty I watched a squirrel keep investigating to try to figure out why there was no water (which made me sad!). 

Happily, it came back!

Hmmm...

 

THAT'S a funny-looking bird...

SKWERL!!! A Play in Three Acts

 

 

SKWERL Hi-Jinx

 

SKWERL!!!!!

 

This dude/dudette was enjoying a fallen pomegranate. But then it saw me and ran away...

Monsieur écureuil

 

In other words, Mr. SKWERL!!!!!!!

Happy SKWERL!!!! Day

 

Happy International Squirrel Day! I love these little scamps...so fun to watch. I always think about Tallulah Mae, who would literally scream and try to climb any tree to get to them; I had people stop and ask me more than once if my dog was OK. Yes, she was OK--insane about SKWERLS, but OK.

I adore this albino squirrel in Washington, DC. So cool!