Squirrels in my backyard
This morning the squirrels were really bugging me! Actually, I kind of like it. When Joan and I returned from a morning walk, there were tons of squirrels playing in the oak trees overhead. They make "che che che" sounds from their mouths, and "swoosh swoosh" from their tails, and "ratatata" from their feet cluching on the oak bark. I was standing on HIGH ALERT waiting for them to fall or come near me. I wouldn't even play ball with Joan - I had to know exactly what was going on with the squirrels. Joan got bored and went inside, but I stayed outside eyeing them. After a little bit, Joan made me come in while she took a shower (I think she's afraid I might jump over the fence...and you know how I've done that before!). When she got out, I started whining and she let me out again and I went tearing after a squirrel that was on the fence. Unfortunately, he took a quick turn into the neighbor's yard, and I lost him. But I stayed out there, sitting on the snow ready to pounce if a squirrel dares get close to the earth or swishes his tail near me on the tree. I can jump about 6ft in the air, up the trunk of the tree, so sometimes I scare the squirrels when they taunt me too low on the tree trunk.
A bit later, Joan came outside dressed and in her down coat and she said "go to the bathroom." I heard her, but I didn't move. I can tell she's going to leave and I really really wanted to stay in my backyard. So I just sat steadfast in the middle of the yard, ignoring Joan a bit. She repeated her command to me, and I continued to ignore her. Then she said "come" and kind of made a "kee kee kee" sound out of her mouth. So I ran over to her on the stoop. She petted me, and then said, "go to the bathroom," so I went! Then I ran back to her and we went inside. Now I'm stuck i nside and can't see what's going on with the squirrels in my backyard!
Comments
Tell Joan to set up some squirrel food at a window you can see out of.
That's what Julia did for me, now I can watch the squirrels and birds all day when she is at work.
Posted by: Buttercup | February 16, 2006 11:58 AM
That's a good idea Buttercup - I would like it, but knowing Joan I don't think she'd do that. See a couple years back, I broke the window glass with my paw and nails when I swatted at the window because I saw a squirrel on the other side. She was remodeling so there was no windowshade on the window. Luckily, I did not cut myself, but I think she thinks there are enough squirrels around the house. The other thing is she doesn't let me in the kitchen anymore when she leaves because I'm a counter-surfer and the window in the kitchen shows me the backyard, so now I can only look out the front windows. That's okay because lots of people walk by and there are also birds and squirrels in the front, too.
Posted by: Bosco | February 16, 2006 12:38 PM