Then a few hours went by and the kids came home from school. I glanced out the window and that squirrel was still there. I wondered if perhaps he was ill and choosing to die up in the tree (then I thought, "How gross living up in the tree and seeing more of the circle of life than I bargained.") I called the kids up to see what their diagnostics thoughts were.
Kids being kids, they decided they needed to throw things at it to see if he would move. Avy suggested a rock. But we didn't need to knock the poor thing off the branch. Then she offered a piece of paper. That certainly would not have enough umpf to make it 10 feet. So she ran off and came back with a glove. Better, but not quite. Finally, Kennah threw her hacky sack. But missed it by a mile. So off she went to retrieve her ball. 
Then Spock came into the room curious and ready to get in on the action. The silly dog tried jumping onto the window sill to get a better view. Luckily he usually jumps a few times to build up momentum for the final jump. Had he gotten to that point, he would have flown out the window. Although he is more work than I want, I am not ready for him to plunge to his death in front of my children.
Ultimately, we figured the little squirrel had found a fabulous sun spot and was enjoying the warmth of the day! Look at him living the easy life, perfectly perched out of reach of hacky sacks, kids and one loco dog.
2 comments:
Sun glorious sun....and the warmth that comes with it. Make me want to find a big window with the sun shining in and enjoy it as much as the worlds creatures!
Smart squirrel! (Can I ignore the laundry and sit in the sun all day? I would sure love to . . . !)
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