I spotted this squirrel as she finished toting a corncob from an adjacent cornfield to a nearby maple tree in our neighbor’s yard. She placed it on the ground and pulled it backwards to fit between the roots of the trunk. There, in her safe and comfortable spot she sat, enjoying her delicious prize, one kernel at a time.
“Should you eat corn that has fallen off the stalk? Maize well!” ~Corn Puns
The squirrels, whether because of curiosity or out of caution, often stop their hustle and bustle to keep an eye on my backyard activity. It’s always fun to catch them sneaking a peek at me.
“Who doesn’t want to know that we notice them and value them? And who might respond to us better when they feel that they matter? It probably cannot be overstated – it matters … that people matter.” ~ Steve Goodier
One afternoon this week, I was surprised to witness some rather sweet moments between two Eastern gray squirrels that I’m guessing are probably close relatives. They laid on a branch of one of our pine trees, leisurely grooming each other.
“Some of the tiniest moments carry the sweetest memories.” ~Vicki Reese
I wish I had a dollar for every pecan tree seedling that I have pulled out of the flower pots in my backyard. The squirrels have a habit of bringing pecans from other people’s yards and burying them in the pots on our deck in the fall. Then in the spring, when the squirrels fail to retrieve them, the nuts sprout and grow. Our backyard is too small to support pecan trees, but I’m pretty sure that we would have a whole grove by now if we had planted them all.
“Millions of trees in the world are accidentally planted by squirrels who plant nuts, then forget where they hid them. Do good and forget. It’ll grow some day.” ~Anonymous
With all the noisy distractions going on in the world right now, sometimes it’s nice just to retreat to a quiet bench in my backyard to watch the goings-on of the gray squirrel family.
“My whole thing is to entertain, make people laugh and to forget about the real world for awhile.” ~Dan Aykroyd
walking on a country road 