I couldn’t resist sharing this.
Yesterday I was replying to comments on Sally Cronin’s blog while sitting outside on my deck.
My comment to Sue Wickstead was full of sentences like this: +\p;gpvphhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhst\’
Here’s why:
These shenanigans went on all day.
Myths of the Mirror 
Be still my heart … soooo cute (well not so good for Sue’s responses) but oh sooo cute. Precious
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We’ve stopped encouraging them, Dawn. They would run into the house every time we opened the door and it was getting a little crazy. Now I can sit outside without getting any blogging help from squirrels. Lol. Thanks for the visit!
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I can imagine that would be a nuisance. I enjoyed stopping in on your site. I’ll be back!!!!
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Thank you. Always fun to make new blog friends. 🙂
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Most def. That’s what is good about this community. See you around the blogosphere 😀
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Oh my goodness, this is wonderful 😀 This totally made my night! How confident those squirrels are to just run right up to you like that? Here in the UK squirrels are almost like rats – they’re grey ones which are ‘immigrant’ squirrels, and they have driven the native ones out – so seeing a red squirrel is now a rarity and people don’t really like the grey ones. My kids love them though, and I cannot help but find them adorable.
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We have a big gray squirrel that comes by now and then, and a pair of raccoons as well as a giant white possum and two tiny fawns. It’s a regular old zoo here, Lenora. But none of them are as cheeky as these squirrels. They follow me around now. Ha ha. Your kids would get a kick out it. Bring a handful of walnuts in your pocket when you three go out for a walk. 🙂
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You have a variety of woodland visitors, Diana. It’s nice 🙂 I’ll try the walnut trick next time, thank you!
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Wow, those are some bold squirrels
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Lol. Yes they are. They now peer in the windows waiting for me to come outside. It’s a little creepy! Ha ha. Thanks for stopping by!
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Faster typer than me!
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LOL But my guess is that you’re better at spelling, Richard. Don’t have these guys proofread for you either. 🙂
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Good tip 🙂
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Oh my goodness that is hilarious. 😁
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It was pretty funny. I couldn’t believe how bold they were. I left all the squirrel’s comment on the blog and felt an explanation for the terrible spelling was in order. 😀 Thanks for dropping by!
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I love that while you’re creating your own magical worlds, a magical world is actually happening right there around you. So meta!
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Ha ha ha. The squirrels have gotten a lot bolder, Erik. And the chipmunks have joined in the melee. It’s a riot, but now they follow me around and want to come inside the house. At least they aren’t typing anymore. They’re spelling is atrocious and they’re too distracted to proofread. 🙂
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When I was a kid, I used to have pet squirrels and chipmunks—which just meant that I left my window and screen open and coaxed them inside with food. (I don’t think my parents ever know.) But we did actually have a real, full-time pet skunk for a while. Lovable animals.
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*knew
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Lol
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Ha ha ha. A skunk? Hopefully without any skunkiness. I been it was truly sweet. And I can’t believe you just opened your window and invited the squirrels in. Lol. Since we don’t have pets now, the wildlife has started moving closer to the house. We have two raccoons that eat bird seed on the back patio, and a huge white possum that calmly hangs out in the evening. I also saw a family of deer with a tiny fawn. I really do love it.
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No skunkiness. My mom ran it over. Ever the compassionate one, she put it in a box in the trunk and brought it to a vet. Turned out the skunk was fine except for a squashed scent gland and broken… something in the tail. But releasing it would have meant sure doom in that condition. So we kept it. My mother was continually nursing wild animals back to health: birds, rabbits, the skunk and more.
It’s always been my experience and observation that animals can sense kind intent and trustworthiness in people. So I’m not the least bit surprised that you’ve got a host of them about the place.
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What a sweet thing for your mom to do! That must be where you learned your empathy. We do have a menagerie here, and I like the calm visitors. Those squirrels, though. They’re a little nuts. Ha ha
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I find writing out on my front porch energizes and calms my mind. I have yet to be visiting by any creatures other than moths. Thanks!
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It’s wonderful to write outside and at least your moths don’t try to type (I hope). Now that the weather has finally warmed up, I’m tempted to move my writing outside, but I’m a little worried about being harrassed. Lol. Happy Writing!
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Not easy one dear
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That is SO adorable! You lucky girl! How cute and amazing that the squirrel was so comfortable with you.
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We had one come inside the house looking for a snack, Betsy. That wasn’t quite so cute! I had to coax him outside by jiggling the bag of walnuts. So much fun, but I think I might have created a monster or seven. 🙂
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Very Very adorable 😂
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Thanks for taking the time to watch the antics. Happy Weekend!
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YOUR SQUIRREL MUSE!! She seems much nicer than your usual one. 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Yes, less bossy than my usual muse, but a terrible speller. 🙂 Yesterday the grandson left the door open and two squirrels decided to come inside. I had to lure them outside with walnuts, and they followed me around the yard like puppies. I think we’ve created a monster, a group of them! Lol
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Nice
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Thanks for dropping by. 🙂
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Oh my! That is SO sweet! 🥰
Please don’t feed the ground squirrels when you come to visit Banff though 🥰 A well fed small animal population encourages the larger predators to also come calling. Wolves, cougars and bears on trails and in camps is a real problem.
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We know the rules, Alisen, and we promise. 😀 The same applies in national parks in the US. And it’s healthier for them if they find their own food. I’m glad you enjoyed this little bit of fun though. It was a total surprise. Have a wonderful evening!
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I absolutely love squirrels, especially ones that ask so nicely. You’re very lucky 💗
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My grandson left the door open yesterday and guess who decided to stroll in and see what’s up? Lol. I may have created a monster. Ha ha. Our trip is 5 weeks away, Alisen. We can’t wait!
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Oh yes! I believe it. A friend trained a squirrel to come to his kitchen for the peanuts. Came daily, pretty as you please!
Oh yeah!!! I’m SO excited for you and your trip. Feel free to connect with me on fb and ask any questions.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/864139053599907/?ref=share
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Ha ha ha. I’m keeping those greedy little guys outside! And thanks for the FB link. I’m a huge planner with my hiking spreadsheets etc. Lol. I don’t want to miss a thing! But I’ll definitely ask if we have any questions. 🙂
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I’m sure you have it covered, but thought I’d offer. I get people contacting me from all over the place once they arrive. You’ve been before so you’ve got the lay of the land. I can’t wait to hear how it went!
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I’ll definitely be sharing on my blog with some mountain inspired poetry. 🙂
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Awe, soo Adorable! 🥰💫😂
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Thanks for taking a peek at my squirrel ghost writer. He works for walnuts. 🙂 Have a great day.
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🤣🥰 You have an Amazing day as well. 💫
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Oh bless them! My rear garden is full of wildlife and I’ve definitely had some capers too. I had to rescue a baby starling from the shed last year (I think he misjudged his landing for the hedgerows above it) and I’ve had a fox snoozing, midday, on top of my shed before, and coming back for several days. There were also reports of roe deer sightings in my area some years ago and I fobbed it off because I was so sure that I wasn’t going to see one – a few weeks later and I’m on the phone to the RSPCA asking how I should get a roe deer out of my garden! We get bats too, which I love. In the summer nights I can sit on my sofa and bat watch, they’re so fascinating and agile to see. We’re currently applying for permission for a small conservatory on our lounge so I hope that I’ll be able to sit even closer to the nature that surrounds me soon. A great and humorous post, thank you for sharing your animal capers 😊
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What wonderful encounters with your local wildlife, Helen. I’d love to have a fox visit. Deer in the garden is a challenge here too. They love my roses and my kale. Lol. A conservatory would be a fantastic way to bring nature “indoors.” Thanks for taking a look at my squirrel encounter. I do not recommend them as proofreaders as they have no idea how to spell. 😀
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Thank you Diana, foxes are certainly amazing indeed. Where my husband used to live he used to have fox cubs playing on the grass outside, so it was something of a treat for us to watch them from the window. Oh no! I’ll have to keep an eye out for the deer. I have two lovely roses in my garden that were a gift from my husband so I’m quite particular about them. I’m very excited indeed about the consevatory, getting time to get the dimensions down for the planning approval, however, appears to be the problem. You’re very welcome and thank you for the heads up. Perhaps I should see if Mr Fox is so fantastic, after all? 🙂
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😀
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So cute! I like squirrel but I never see a friendly squirrel like this while sitting outside
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We’ve been pampering them for a while, Dorothy. Still, this was so surprising, and I couldn’t help filming it. Thanks for the fun comment!
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That’s so funny!!
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It was crazy, Jennie. It hasn’t happened since, but then it’s still so cold here that I haven’t been outside since. I won’t be trying to eat walnuts out there again! Lol
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Hah1
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Dawwww I’ll come in your backyard and write everyday to encounter with such cuteeeeeee challenge 😍✨😄
Have a great day!
Butterfly 🦋
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Thanks for taking a peek at the video. It was so funny. I’m sure they’ll be back for more walnuts. 😀
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My pleasure XD yes, it looks funny too.
And this butterfly for more content 😉
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Laughs* Ohh my so cute. The joy of having inspirational thoughts outside the house is when you have an unexpected audience to humor those thoughts!
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My audience was quite unexpected. But they were also huge distractions. Lol. And they’re terrible typists. Thanks for dropping by!
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Thank you again for sharing the squirrel video. It was an entertaining video indeed.
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Thanks for sharing my squirrel adventure. It was crazy fun.
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Nice
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Thanks for stopping by. 😀
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OMG! Diana! That’s too funny. I can’t believe how fearless that squirrel was.
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Neither could I. Ha ha. When he came right up to my phone, I was trying not to laugh and scare him. That could have gone on all day, but I had blogging to do! 😀
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OH! MY! GOD! That little guy is adorable. How on earth did he? she? become so incredibly tame???? More videos of Squirrel, please. 😀
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It was very strange and quite sudden, Andrea. Since we don’t have cats and dogs anymore, my husband has been (over)feeding the squirrels, chipmunks, and birds. I don’t, figuring they need to be able to feed themselves. Well, I didn’t mean feeding themselves with my walnuts! Ha ha. That little guy was so bold! He crawled right into the bag. It was really funny, and I couldn’t believe it when he came right up to my phone. It would have gone on and on, but I put a bowl of bird seed on the deck so they could gather around and munch to their hearts’ content. Since then, they’ve been looking in the windows, like stalkers! Lol
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LMAO – oh no! Bushy-tailed stalkers. 😀
I’ve always loved squirrels, although we don’t have any here in Australia. Apparently they are very smart. There are videos on youtube about a guy who creates these obstacles courses for his neighbourhood squirrels, then films them working out how to get to the food. Quite amazing.
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They are smart! I think I’ve seen that video, but I don’t remember where. It’s been kind of fun seeing how wildlife has moved in since we don’t have pets anymore. 🙂
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lol – our wildlife have just learned to put the pets in their places. Especially the magpies. It’s so funny watching how disdainful they are of both Mogi /and/ Golli.
I take your point though. That said, I suspect those squirrels have moved in and taken over the food chain left empty by the pets. 😀
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Haha. We don’t have magpies here, but I’ve heard they’re quite bossy.
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Before we moved to Warrandyte I just thought magpies were those nasty birds that swooped you in spring. They’re very territorial and protective of their young. Since getting to know the magpie /here/, I’ve learned that they’re incredibly smart and can recognize individual humans. ‘My’ maggies never ever swoop me, but they will give Golli a hard time which is odd as he’s brain damaged and couldn’t climb a tree to save his life. I guess the birds sense his intent, or maybe black cats just stick out like a sore thumb. 😀
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Well swooping on people and animals is not very nice. Poor Golli.
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Yeah, he really is scared of them, but he’s rarely outside so he’s in no real danger. 🙂
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I’m amazed the squirrel got up so close and personal. So cute, too! Have you named it? I understand about not getting work done with an animal, ahem…pet…okay, four-legged family member around. The moment I get on my computer, our cat Birdie jumps up and will walk over my keyboard. She gets testy when I try and shoo her off. Also, though, I kind of can’t turn her away. Eventually, she’ll get bored and move of her own volition. Mona
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Cats and computers are “a thing.” Lol. They know exactly where to sit to get our attention. The squirrel was a riot, and I couldn’t believe how close he got -even holding onto my camera! I haven’t named him but my husband calls them all “Frisky.” 🙂 Enjoy Birdie, and I hope you get some undisturbed writing time!
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My cat Golli does that. He has a nice soft bed next to my computer desk but sometimes only a lap will do. 😀
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Awww. Cats have the right idea. They know just how to interrupt our typing.
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Oh yeah…right in front of the screen, or tip-toeing across the keyboard. 😀
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Ha ha. Yup.
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Wow, Amazing.
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Wasn’t he cute… and a bit frantic. Lol. He loved those walnuts. I couldn’t stop laughing and eventually surrendered the bag. Lol. 😀
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Wow—that’s awesome! They’re so sweet😊
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I didn’t get much work done, Suzanne, as you can imagine. It was really funny. I finally gave them a bowl of sunflower seeds to distract them. I’m worried that this might be a thing now. 😀
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Oh my gosh, Diana – we have squirrels on our deck, but this has never happened to me. Perhaps that bag of nuts had something to do with it? Great video!
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They were so bold, Barb. I’m sure it was the walnuts, Eventually that cheeky fellow just crawled right into the bag and helped himself. Lol. What an adventure. Have fun with your squirrels!
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I just try to keep the squirrels out of the bird feeder! We use a feed with hot peppers and the squirrels don’t like that 😉
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Well that’s interesting. I’m surprised that the birds don’t mind it. My husband just flings birdseed on the patio and it’s a free-for-all.
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They’re so cute 🤡🤡💯💖💯
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They are pretty cute. They haven’t done a repeat performance yet, which I appreciate. It was hard to get any work done! 😀
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Yikes!
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I know! We’ve fed them walnuts before, but they’ve always been super cautious, grabbing it from our outstretched fingers and running away. This was ridiculous! Ha ha
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What a cutie! I would stop writing, too and watch him or her all day, Diana…
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I think it’s a him (no signs of nursing). This was a first, Kim. I was really shocked, but also found it hilarious. I couldn’t believe they hung around while I got my phone to record it. Those walnuts were huge hits!
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We enjoy the antics of the many sparrows, finches and crows that land on our balcony! We have one crow that walks right up to our living room window and peers in (we swear they’re watching the TV when it’s on!), they’ve helped to distract us through the pandemic and its fallout, that’s for sure!
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Ha ha ha. That’s so funny that they look in the window. They are distracting and lots of fun to observe. I’m trying to make friends with our birds, but they’re not quite ready for that yet. 🙂
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Our cheeky sparrows are making a ruckus out on the balcony as I write and get caught up on WP, lol!
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Lol, he wants a leading part in your next book 🙂
Fun fact: Eddie the Squirrel is my hometown’s mascot-https://roadsideattractions.ca/roadside/squirrel.html
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Ha! Maybe I’ll give him a bit part, Jacquie. First I need to think up a book idea. I got nothing! And I love the statue of Edson. What a hoot. Thanks for sharing your mascot!
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