Squirrel intimidation...

...this is what it's come down to with our backyard squirrels. They press their noses to our glass door. They make cutesy faces. They are relentless.

DO NOT FEED THE SQUIRRELS!

Say hello to my chubby friend

You may recall, before the holidays, my mentioning the fat squirrels in our yard this year (see http://alamodestuff.blogspot.com/2008/12/bad-year-for-us-economy-good-year-for.html). Well, here is one of our little friends.

Chubby, as we affectionately call him, has been coming to our back door waiting for handouts. Unbeknownst to me, my youngest son had tossed him an apple core and peanuts one afternoon. Now, Chubby is a frequent guest and occasionally comes with friends. Disclaimer: I don't suggest or condone trying this at home. It happened and is done - lesson learned.

Bad year for US economy, good year for squirrels?!

"While the US continues to reel from the economic downturn, neighborhood squirrels seem to have had a good year," spoken in my best Ron Burgundy (anchorman) voice.

So I was driving my son to school the other morning and passed a yard that had at least 11 very fat squirrels hovering around the base of a tree. We stopped and counted them, having never witnessed so many squirrels in one location. It was almost a little creepy; sort of "The Birds" but without the attack.

This morning, while looking out at a very windy storm, I noticed a fat squirrel eating in the middle of the yard. He seemed completely unaware of flying branches and rain. Clearly, these squirrels are on a mission to prepare for winter.

The photo below is not of an actual squirrel in our neighborhood and is a slightly gross exaggeration of the size of our squirrels. However, ours are well on their way if they don't watch out.

I guess there is a lesson to be learned. We should always be diligent in our preparation for the future, no matter what the current economic climate may be.