Critter Corner

Meet my new friend. I haven’t named him yet. LOL Dh calls him “Bushy” because his tail is quite shorter than normal and full of fur.

I think I’ve seen him before. Around this time last year, I was walking back home from dropping off Yes-Yes at his karate lesson and I saw a squirrel crossing the street. He wasn’t going very quickly and my neighbor was coming down in his van. I started getting really nervous as I watched the squirrel and the van coming closer together. Then, as the van was almost to me, the squirrel made a mad dash right in front of it. I freaked out thinking that it was squished under the tires. But the squirrel made running out from underneath it. When it came out, its tail had gotten stuck under a tire and the tip of its tail was taken off. Poor thing…the tip floated down the street with the wind. I had to look and was thankful because it was just about all fur. *phew* Anyway, I think the surviving squirrel is my new buddy.

This little guy runs through our backyards via our fences and when he sees me out there he comes running for some nuts. He’s too cute. He gets right up to you but far away enough to stay safe. I’ve gotta think of a better name for him than Bushy. LOL