Tuesday, August 18th, 2009 | General

I love the squirrels that live in the neighborhood. A lot. My boyfriend has to keep me from getting too close to these lovely creatures. He fears how friendly they are and thinks they’re all rabid. I told him I could just get the rabies shot and then I’d be able to pet them! He didn’t like the idea. He doesn’t feel the squirrel love. They’re just so nice! See, there’s this crazy man who whistles and throws peanuts at them, making them friendly to humans. So now whenever I walk and see one, it comes up to me. I like to think that it wants to breed with me. Think of the beautiful squirrel babies we could have!
Today I had an extra lovely treat walking home. One squirrel, who I’ve named Mel, stood in my path, not budging no matter how close I got. When I went for my camera, he got spooked and ran up a tree along with another squirrel, named Barnacle. Mel got pissed that Barnacle was on his tree so he attacked him and started chasing him around me, all the while making the most adorable squeaking sounds. That was definitely the highlight of my week. Seeing my brother was nice too.

In case you’re interested, I took this pic of Bailey the squirrel and edited it using The Pioneer Woman’s actions. I think I used boost, soft & faded, and fresh & colorful.