Alphabe-Thursday

For this week for the letter S,  I chose the word squirrels. and my stormy feelings for them.

When we lived in our old house the lady a few doors down would feed the squirrels all the time. If she wasn't fast enough, they would climb her patio screen door just to let her know they were waiting. I was very surprised that they would do that. 

I still lived on that street and my son was little.  I was taking him for a walk in the stroller one day around the block.  I was on the street where I was going to turn on to my street and what did I see, a squirrel in the middle of the sidewalk.  I kept walking thinking the squirrel was going to scamper off but it was strange, he didn't, he just stayed there.  I stopped.  The squirrel and I had a stare down to see who was going to be the first to flinch.  It was me.  I then went to the sidewalk across the street.  That darn squirrel followed me and stood his ground again.  Another stare down LOL.  Back I went to the other sidewalk and sure enough - stare down.  I turned myself around and went back the way I came.  I couldn't believe it but I was scared of it.  I was seriously afraid it was sick and if I would have pushed the issue it could have jumped right in the stroller.

Since we've lived at this house there's been other things that squirrels have done that have ruffled my feathers. 

Every year my husband plants sunflowers in the front yard. They are always spectacular.   Every year when they are done, he cuts them off and puts them on the back fence for the birds and squirrels to eat.  The last couple of years though the squirrels can't wait and chomp them off the stocks.  So not cool.

If you've read my blog this might be a repeat but it still ticks me off.  Two years ago when my husband planted our garden something was stealing our tomatoes.  It was something sly, savvy and sinister.  This was the first time in all the years we lived here this happened.  We couldn't figure out what scoundrel was taking them off the vines.  Sometimes they were left on the ground with a big piece taken out and sometimes they were totally gone.   My husband called me outside one evening when he was sitting on the back porch.   Lo and behold, there was a sneaky squirrel up in a tree eating a big tomato. I was shocked because I didn't realize they would eat them.  I was also sorrowful because if you've ever had a bird feeder, you know they are smart and they've got skills.  There is no way to stop them once they have their sights set on something.  We had significantly less tomatoes that year.  You can barely make it out but here's a picture of the squirrel with the tomato lol.  

I looked on the internet about tomato thieving squirrels and found many people complaining about squirrels taking their tomatoes.  Who knew it was such a big problem.  Luckily, last year they stayed away from the tomatoes.  I don't know what will happen this year.

I know there are squirrel fans that are probably reading this and have a different perspective than me.  I really do like squirrels as long as they are at a distance and not eating our tomatoes LOL.

Go on to Jenny Matlocks and see what others have posted for their S words for Alphabe-Thursday.  I can hardly believe there are only 7 more weeks left of Alphabe-Thursday.  http://jennymatlock.blogspot.com/2010/05/alphabe-thursday-s.html