TreasuredFriend
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Thursday, 30-Oct-2008 --
Squirrel designer chooses Dance Fabric
I first noticed the squirrel two nights ago when she jumped out of my potted plant as I reached to straighten the plant next to it (knocked over by said squirrel). Last night, my eye was immediately drawn to the plant because there was all this red fabric wrapped around it. Through a hole in the red, I could see brown fur. I tip-toed to the bathroom for a bath towel and then tip-toed back to the kitchen, where I flung the towel over the plant and quickly secured it underneath.
Holding plant and towel and moving squirrel against my chest, I went out through the garage, which door was still open, and set all down on the driveway. A streak of brown showed that the squirrel was safely returned to the oudoors as soon as I let go (although I broke the plastic pot due to my fear that my grip would not be strong enough to overcome the squirrel's attempt to get free before I got outside).
I lost a few more blinds in my living room due to punctures from claw marks on the second day of the unwanted house guest's stay, and she knocked over more stuff on to the floor in the kitchen (everything in the living room had already pretty much been knocked down Day One). I had some scarves from my dance group on the living room sofa, and that is what she used to make her nest in the potted plant. It took a lot of
work on her part to discover the scarves and move them all into the plant.
I am going to put the scarves outside in the back in hopes that she will find them again and use them in her winter nest outdoors.
Well, Dear Sister, that's the story of the squirrel in my house. I wouldn't have minded sharing the house with her if she would have been more careful of my living room blinds and knick-knacks, plus some other untidy habits that I need to clean up after.
Report from tf's sis,
Squirrel designer chooses Dance Fabric
I first noticed the squirrel two nights ago when she jumped out of my potted plant as I reached to straighten the plant next to it (knocked over by said squirrel). Last night, my eye was immediately drawn to the plant because there was all this red fabric wrapped around it. Through a hole in the red, I could see brown fur. I tip-toed to the bathroom for a bath towel and then tip-toed back to the kitchen, where I flung the towel over the plant and quickly secured it underneath.
Holding plant and towel and moving squirrel against my chest, I went out through the garage, which door was still open, and set all down on the driveway. A streak of brown showed that the squirrel was safely returned to the oudoors as soon as I let go (although I broke the plastic pot due to my fear that my grip would not be strong enough to overcome the squirrel's attempt to get free before I got outside).
I lost a few more blinds in my living room due to punctures from claw marks on the second day of the unwanted house guest's stay, and she knocked over more stuff on to the floor in the kitchen (everything in the living room had already pretty much been knocked down Day One). I had some scarves from my dance group on the living room sofa, and that is what she used to make her nest in the potted plant. It took a lot of
work on her part to discover the scarves and move them all into the plant.
I am going to put the scarves outside in the back in hopes that she will find them again and use them in her winter nest outdoors.
Well, Dear Sister, that's the story of the squirrel in my house. I wouldn't have minded sharing the house with her if she would have been more careful of my living room blinds and knick-knacks, plus some other untidy habits that I need to clean up after.
Report from tf's sis,
