“Ma’am? Ma’am? As you can see, it is quite chilly and snowy out here. Would you mind terribly if I just came in for a bite and to perhaps warm myself for just a bit? Ma’am?”*
“Fine – whatever! I will just be out here gnawing all the bark off of your cherry tree then.”
*spoken in a schmaltzy British accent – I have no idea why.
Poor little tree rat, out there freezing half to death, having to eat bark to survive. Did you shoot it?
oh dear! he looks like he could be straight outta bambi.
Cute little british guy. Even better if he sounds like Jude Law.
;)
Squirrels. Such annoying creatures – even with their British accents.
Hope your tree survives being snacked on!
excellent phots; well perhaps im the exception to the rule as I thought it was rather cute..
Oh, I love him! Look at those little tufted ears! :D
+Jessie
a.k.a. The Hungry Mouse
I think those gluttonous birds you feed chased this poor critter off and now he’s reduced to eating bark. Tell those birds to throw him a few seeds sometime.
I guess you did shoot it with your camera of course… They are cute but oh so destructive. even with that brittish accent LOL
Those squirrels are eating weird stuff here, too. They’ve gotten all the buds they can reach from the trees. When the trees leaf out in the Spring, it’ll be only the the far reaches of the branches! Goofy!
Your story reminds me of one winter where the squirrels dined on every red berry on my dogwood tree outside my front door. No worries, though.
Poor little critter ..
I saw this recipe and thought of you
No-Knead Pizza Dough
Adapted from Jim Lahey, Co.
Makes four 12-inch pizza crusts
3 cups all-purpose or bread flour, more for dusting
¼ teaspoon instant yeast (such as SAF brand)
1½ teaspoons salt
1½ cups water
1. In a large bowl, mix the flour with the yeast and salt. Add the water and stir until blended (the dough will be very sticky). Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let rest for 12 to 24 hours in a warm spot, about 70°.
2. Place the dough on a lightly floured work surface and lightly sprinkle the top with flour. Fold the dough over on itself once or twice, cover loosely with plastic wrap and let rest for 15 minutes.
3. Divide the dough into 4 pieces and shape each piece into a ball. Generously sprinkle a clean cotton towel with flour and cover the dough balls with it. Let the dough rise for 2 hours.
4. Stretch or toss the dough into the desired shape, cover with toppings and bake on top of a very hot pizza stone.
%$%$#$%%&^%^ Squirrels.
Awww… So cute. You should have brought him in for Riley to play with. I hear squirrels go good with cookies.
Squirrels are so dastardly!
I hope that pizza dough recipe is not for British squirrel pies.
Oh, my.
One of our squirrels was eating the birdhouse out back. My husband has been throwing them food.
He’s a handsome fellow, if destructive.