Mr. Squirrel is the squirrel that lives in our neighbor's tree. He is fond of begging for food from my mom & I, but is particularly fond of tormenting my dog Lena- a 7 year old shih tzu I inherited from my grandfather about 2 years ago.
We are rather fond of squirrels (as you can tell from our little collection on the steps- of which one recent addition, a wooden squirrel, is in the ER for a paw that randomly snapped off), but that is nothing compared to my dog's "fondness" for them. We have a large bay window just to the left of those steps and she sits there all day barking at squirrels, especially Mr. Squirrel. She gets so worked up she literally bounces with all 4 paws simultaneously off of the ground because she gets to barking so much. Mr. Squirrel seems to enjoy provoking her as he will just sit on the steps and stare back at her for no good reason. And of course, if Lena ever caught him, she wouldn't know what to do with him. Just the same, it's one of her favorite activities. The best part however is if you bring her to look through the door by the steps or carry her outside to look at the squirrel she is completely silent and will eventually just start crying softly and shaking with excitement- not a single bark out of her! Not when Mr. Squirrel is too close.
I came home from a rather hectic day at the doggy daycare to find Mr. Squirrel and friend in the lawn, Mr. Squirrel then ducked onto the side of the step and froze- in perfect placement of the statues-on the step just below the one on the right! Unfortunately, he moved to the middle of the step by the time I got my camera out.
It has otherwise been a rather uneventful week with many things just not going the way I had hoped... Here's to hoping things start looking up soon! In the meantime, I will have Lena and Mr. Squirrel to entertain me/drive me nuts!
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