Common Nature

Always delightful to see bits of your land.

We don't have fox squirrels at all here. There are red squirrels in the city, but less so in such a dense environment as our neighborhood. My mother, in an inner suburb, always has one or two at the birdfeeder. They are so scrappy!

Gray squirrels are everywhere. After we finally got them out of our basement, I'm once again able to appreciate them as they trundle around getting fat for the winter and yelling at the neighbors' dogs.

A favorite occupation of late-fall walks is to spot all the squirrel nests in the newly-bare trees.

P.