Went behind the fence to retrieve the wood building blocks, binoculars, and other toys that had been thrown over. These photos are the back side of the bird blind with its feeding shelf of birdseed and peanuts. This squirrel was acting so oddly I started to think she was really stuck like Santa in the chimney. Did she eat too much? As I walked to either side, she would turn her head, but didn't move a bit otherwise. When I finally got within a foot and a half, out she popped and ran off lickety-split.
- Wait a sec! Does lickety have one t or two? Only one, and I just plain don't have time to wonder about "a lick and a promise" this evening. Not going there.
- Also not wondering how the squirrel would look hiding behind the arras with Polonius in Act 3, Scene IV.
- Was the squirrel waiting in the wings for the cue to enter, stage right or stage left and say, "Aha! Now we know the identity of the murderer"?
- Was the attempt to become invisible a sign of squirrel intelligence?
I keep trying to write a post about the many things I learned while preparing my "Trim a Tree for Wildlife" program, most particularly about receiving a gift pamphlet about commensal rodents. This, again, is not the evening for that endeavor.
Online Etymology Dictionary indicates "mensa" is related to table like mesa, not moon or monthly. The meaning of the high IQ Mensa organization:
The word "Mensa" means "table" in Latin. Mensa is a round-table society, where race, color, creed, national origin, age, politics, educational or social background are irrelevant.
That's all just dandy, but I want the squirrel to eat at the birdfeeder, not at my table, no matter how smart and theatrical it is.
Oh, and olly olly oxen free!
© 2013-2015 Nancy L. Ruder
1 comment:
Squirrels are of course known for their squirreliness. I had one run up my leg in a health food store once. I think he thought it was a trunk since I was wearing beige pants at the time. I also had one more recently run along a fence, jump on my shoulder and then jump back again. They can be very brazen, but seldom mean.
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