Nature is DANGEROUS. And fuzzy.
An explanation in numerical form:
1. So I was helping my parents with some yard work today.
2. This involved spreading pine straw.
3. My forearms are now stippled with red dots and scratches and sting like the devil because I am allergic to pine straw.
4. I do not know why I chose not to wear long sleeves. I mean, it's not like I don't know that this will happen.
5. Anyway.
6. My parents' yard is quite large and contains a significantly wooded section.
7. There are many squirrels.
Thus:
That would be me, laughing like an idiot and holding the camera. I wish I'd got it on film, but at one point they were even chasing after my dog and trying to jump up on him-- it's a good thing Nelson has absolutely no interest in squirrels, or we would have had a serious problem on our hands. Eventually, we wound up putting the two of them into a cardboard box with some leaf litter and water and bird seed and wedging it in the crook of a tree. Hopefully, the parents will retrieve them tonight or tomorrow-- otherwise we'll take them to a rescue center on Monday.
1. So I was helping my parents with some yard work today.
2. This involved spreading pine straw.
3. My forearms are now stippled with red dots and scratches and sting like the devil because I am allergic to pine straw.
4. I do not know why I chose not to wear long sleeves. I mean, it's not like I don't know that this will happen.
5. Anyway.
6. My parents' yard is quite large and contains a significantly wooded section.
7. There are many squirrels.
Thus:
Click to viewThat would be me, laughing like an idiot and holding the camera. I wish I'd got it on film, but at one point they were even chasing after my dog and trying to jump up on him-- it's a good thing Nelson has absolutely no interest in squirrels, or we would have had a serious problem on our hands. Eventually, we wound up putting the two of them into a cardboard box with some leaf litter and water and bird seed and wedging it in the crook of a tree. Hopefully, the parents will retrieve them tonight or tomorrow-- otherwise we'll take them to a rescue center on Monday.