Squirrel Sunday - Keeping Warm

in Weekend Experiences11 days ago (edited)

The squirrels are back for another #squirrelsunday

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The squirrels are cold and some like to huddle against a tree for warmth hoping for the winter to pass quickly.

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Some use their tails to block the wind from freezing their backs while barely perching on small branches.

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This one's strategy is to eat nonstop during the winter to create a huge fat layer to block out the cold.

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I know I hid a Bic lighter around here somewhere... Maybe I can build a fire.

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Darn it I think one of those smoking humans took it from me. Now I will have to warm up in a traditional way...

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Maybe I'll just eat grass for energy... Sadly this wasn't working and the squirrel ended up losing weight and getting colder...

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Better move fast before I freeze in place.

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My last resort is leaf bedding as insulation. I'll stuff a bunch of this into a tree hollow and ride out the winter in there.

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Yipes here comes a car!

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Now I just have to defend my tree hollow from those crazy raccoons. They make terrible roommates anyway and they smell like trash.

That's all for now, thanks for looking :-)

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They make terrible roommates anyway and they smell like trash

But I guess that applies to any roommate really. I had a few that were worse than raccoons in college.

Really nice pictures. Nice story. I enjoyed so much. Thank you.

I managed to time my walk when they were all out and busy.