Squirrels

Maybe some of you noticed that I changed how my weblog looks. Is it good? Is it bad? Is it ugly?

You may remember a previous blog concerning a letter to the editor warning about the organization of the squirrels in the area. Then one morning a bit ago we left to go on a walk and we came upon a strange congregation of squirrels which dispersed with our arrival to climb trees, dash accross the road, pilfer trash and other normal squirrel activities. This morning we had another interesting encounter with a squirrel. First the little guy would walk right up to the sliding glass door and peek in at us, even when we stood right in front of the door. Then he would scratch at the screen door. When Oli opened the door to go outside the squirrel ran right up to him, sniffed his shoe and then ran off, only to return and peer in through the still open door. We suspect this squirrel was a scout assigned to determine the layout of our house and possible modes of entry, luring us into a false sense of security with his cute antics and fearless nature. However, the true nature of the squirrels is revealed in this series of photos. Note the glowing red eyes and the swift attack.