tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450076037811392230.post3537219976282585957..comments2023-10-31T05:51:07.566-07:00Comments on A garden wench: I like squirrelsSuzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10329289442910294160noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450076037811392230.post-56605097729928528712011-02-12T20:02:09.049-08:002011-02-12T20:02:09.049-08:00I love the squirrels! They are hilarious as they ...I love the squirrels! They are hilarious as they go about their busy days. We also watch rabbits here...we seem to have hundreds. The kitty's favorite afternoon activity is watching them out the window as they munch away on the lawn (they help to keep it mowed!)DebbyMchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277126404406073860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450076037811392230.post-68834407714098685182011-02-12T16:22:23.560-08:002011-02-12T16:22:23.560-08:00Dr. M & I love squirrels too! We take many pic...Dr. M & I love squirrels too! We take many pictures of them out back eating bird seed - the silly birds knock the seed out of the feeder, so the squirrels don't even have to try to climb up to get any :)The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450076037811392230.post-50474420998074915592011-02-12T12:28:13.980-08:002011-02-12T12:28:13.980-08:00Squirrels are so industrious... I could watch them...Squirrels are so industrious... I could watch them for hours too.<br /><br />I now have a pet squirrel named Rocky. Several weeks ago I rescued one - you can read about it here: http://backdoorlogic.blogspot.com/2011/01/adventures-of-rocky-frozen-squirrel.html<br /><br />The squirrel is doing well, he survived but his house didn't make it through the heavy snow that we've had... he is back in his tree house but comes to my yard for nuts. <br /><br />Don't you love happy endings?Susan Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07019940790074997076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450076037811392230.post-32656529406094575532011-02-12T07:22:33.637-08:002011-02-12T07:22:33.637-08:00hi suz,
i tried to find your email so i can give y...hi suz,<br />i tried to find your email so i can give you the html code for your goddess award.<br /><br />contact me at:<br />elisehingson@gmail.com<br /><br />i will help you with adding it to your blog.Everyday Goddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00486528297252417282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450076037811392230.post-78504380422706021152011-02-12T06:35:49.083-08:002011-02-12T06:35:49.083-08:00Suz,
"and that is enough, isn't it?"...Suz,<br />"and that is enough, isn't it?"<br />Surely, it is.<br />relrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09030572981830789370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450076037811392230.post-72032071750893438262011-02-12T01:19:59.129-08:002011-02-12T01:19:59.129-08:00We don't have squirrels in NZ and I was so exc...We don't have squirrels in NZ and I was so excited to see them in London. They are very friendly in Hyde Park.. because visitors like me are so delighted to see them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470961835179653158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450076037811392230.post-34409722096438503502011-02-11T20:35:54.571-08:002011-02-11T20:35:54.571-08:00Came here by way of Everyday Goddess
and I'm g...Came here by way of Everyday Goddess<br />and I'm glad she does this every week...picks out the creme de la creme.<br /><br />You love gardening so much, that God MUST love you even more, for that--taking care of Creation..doing the 'people' work.<br /><br />And squirrels are 'fellow-gardeners'? I could use a couple--do they pull weeds?--grin!<br />PEACE!steveronihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010875412308487592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450076037811392230.post-32454965456691595542011-02-11T19:35:04.330-08:002011-02-11T19:35:04.330-08:00I love 'em too! I gave you one of my weekly aw...I love 'em too! I gave you one of my weekly awards and you can collect anytime you like.<br /><br />Happy blogging!Everyday Goddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00486528297252417282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450076037811392230.post-10959035361159783512011-02-11T16:35:28.772-08:002011-02-11T16:35:28.772-08:00Kristen...another animal lover..and not just of th...Kristen...another animal lover..and not just of the tame type...squirrels, so misunderstood..like rabbits..I like them too<br />I will visit your poem<br />Annie, she is only doing what she is called to do...I'll bet it is a riot and much joy to watch<br />Joy comes in so many packages...lucky us who see itSuzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10329289442910294160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450076037811392230.post-65482410474797793552011-02-11T15:12:18.804-08:002011-02-11T15:12:18.804-08:00Great photo! Great new camera! Great photographe...Great photo! Great new camera! Great photographer!! What a great picture. You know, I guess they don't remember where they buried those acorns and nuts. Thank goodness for some - that's how the new trees grow.aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15793431217614265769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450076037811392230.post-12393639712737302532011-02-11T15:09:25.098-08:002011-02-11T15:09:25.098-08:00Oh this is the best thing I had read all day. I to...Oh this is the best thing I had read all day. I too love to watch the squirrels. I have walnut trees in my backyard. Fortunately for me and unfortunately for them, I also have a squirrel hunter named Annie. She is a black lab mix you can see a picture of her on my blog. I fact, I have all my animals on a running slide show there. I need to rig a camera up because the coexistence between my dog and those squirrels is genuinely comic. Annie can clear the yard in half a second flat and boy do they see her coming. It is a riot. I wrote a poem about them you might enjoy. http://www.livinginthemiddle.com/2011/01/skiouros.html It really has to do with the kids in my area that shoot them for the heck of it. I am trying to teach them to enjoy them and leave them be.Kristen Haskellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07481526316071592146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450076037811392230.post-25890158645155235912011-02-11T15:09:16.799-08:002011-02-11T15:09:16.799-08:00We've both been having squirrel visitors! :-) ...We've both been having squirrel visitors! :-) <br /><br />(there are photos of my cat Sammy and his squirrel friend posted on my incredible joy blog.)<br /><br />I love the photo, it is a really good one!Susannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09581993763700327953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450076037811392230.post-66392472912033545122011-02-11T14:31:17.122-08:002011-02-11T14:31:17.122-08:00Cohabitation seems a good word for getting along w...Cohabitation seems a good word for getting along with squirrels in winter. So true.Paul Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836602667355512504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450076037811392230.post-44284196524147076862011-02-11T13:17:30.463-08:002011-02-11T13:17:30.463-08:00Yes, they bury them in the snow and sometimes eat ...Yes, they bury them in the snow and sometimes eat them as the snow melts. It is a way to put some aside for use later when there are no more nuts on the ground or in the feeder.<br /><br />We feed unsalted peanuts in the shell and also shelled ones. They actually prefer the ones still in the shell. But they will eat the shelled ones and they also love black sunflower seed that has been hulled so that the only part left is the center meat part. They love that as do almost every known bird, including robins.<br /><br />I left you a comment about handwriting under your comment and brought part of it over here in case you don't get back over there.<br /><br />You should be on the lookout for some old diaries and notice how elegant the handwriting is. Or on those I have seen it was beautiful and just a German Baptist family diary. He would record how long it took him to drive his horse and buggy from the farm into Dayton, Ohio. Several hours. And then back again. It was an all day trip and the horse had to be cared for as well as the people in the buggy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450076037811392230.post-6794481330174300312011-02-11T11:24:06.564-08:002011-02-11T11:24:06.564-08:00Dogwood..you are so right..it is their little mits...Dogwood..you are so right..it is their little mits<br />drives boo crazy...them eating seeds right in front of him and there isn't a darn thing he can do about it!Suzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10329289442910294160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450076037811392230.post-45535205276692727742011-02-11T09:06:16.118-08:002011-02-11T09:06:16.118-08:00I am so fascinated by those little guys. I love w...I am so fascinated by those little guys. I love watching them run around the yard, jump in trees and fluff their tails. They have sweet little hands.<br />Have a fun weekend.Dogwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15938991454011362735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450076037811392230.post-15818210104812079092011-02-11T08:14:12.063-08:002011-02-11T08:14:12.063-08:00Oh Edith
just plant more bulbs :)
love you
I'l...Oh Edith<br />just plant more bulbs :)<br />love you<br />I'll take yours, no problem<br />I suppose if I had a very formal garden, it would bother me these pesky digger<br />but in a natural setting<br />they fit right in<br />ying and yangSuzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10329289442910294160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450076037811392230.post-21877605749226261152011-02-11T07:16:47.787-08:002011-02-11T07:16:47.787-08:00Dear Suz, Oh no, I cannot share your love of squir...Dear Suz, Oh no, I cannot share your love of squirrels. As each month passes, their number increase and they are expert bulb lifters. Nothing deters them and destruction lies in their wake. I do believe that they are God's creatures and must be allowed to co-exist......but please can they be confined to your garden not mine?!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com