Day 143- Squirrel Drama

Yes, I know it is Macro Monday- and I did take a macro shot of some coffee beans this morning.

But we had squirrel drama!

Early this morning, I looked out the window to see a PARADE of squirrels scampering from branch to branch across our backyard making a huge commotion. The smallest one at the rear was having trouble keeping up and was clinging for dear life to the branches. Then they disappeared into the neighbors’ trees. I broke the bad news to my husband that there was more than one squirrel- and that there appears to be a family. Years ago we had skunks nesting under our house- and it appears we now may have squirrels nesting in the roof, in the attic- who knows?

A bit later on, after I had taken my macro shot, I sat outside to drink my coffee and play Words With Friends on my iPhone. All of a sudden, the parade of squirrels noisily started making their way back across the treetops from the neighbors’ yard. The little one at the rear again had trouble keeping up- and this time could NOT get up the nerve to jump to the final tree before our roof. His family seemed to have disappeared, and he just sat there in the branches looking up. He then climbed up and down every which way trying to figure out what to do, and I could hear the mama chattering to him. I took a quick shot (not blogworthy) of baby, and then all of a sudden he was down the tree and on the ground! Mama was chattering to him, so I went back into the house to let them work it out.

Awhile later I went outside and sat back down with my coffee and Words With Friends. There were no signs of any squirrels- until all of a sudden an adult (mama?) squirrel came confidently running down a tree limb, leaped onto a beam of the deck covering and was suddenly sitting right above me- a little too close for comfort. I watched for a bit as (s)he ran along the beams and disappeared (into our house???). I am hoping that- wherever they are- they are all together.

And that they are OUTSIDE!

This image is of the “mama” as she came down the branch right before she jumped onto the deck railing.