It's Raining Squirrels: Part 2

I don't know if you remember the Great Squirrel Invasion of 2011.  To briefly recap, Princess N came running inside to inform us that a mouse fell out of the tree in our front yard.  She had been outside doing her homework when it nearly landed on her.  A couple of days later, I spotted an unfamiliar cat wandering our yard, stalking something.  I went outside and saw it dip its head into the grass and run off with something in its mouth.  I noticed a baby squirrel in the grass and assumed that the cat had run off with a second baby squirrel.  I chased the cat but it got away.  The two squirrels we did rescue took a trip to a wildlife rescue center on the other side of town.  (two separate trips) 

And that brings us to this afternoon.  Princess N was outside working on homework while Lady A and Miss E were next door playing with our neighbor.  Princess N stood up to keep an eye on the younger girls and saw something fall out of the tree.  You guessed it... another squirrel!  Princess N ran inside to tell me while the boy from down the street ran to tell the other girls.  Then the adults had to come take a peek as well.  I kept telling everyone to back off and leave it alone so the mama squirrel could come take her little one back to the nest.  She came down briefly, but the children were loud and close.  After about an hour, almost all of the children had left and the adults had returned to their respective homes.  The boy from down the street came and knocked on the door to let us know that his sister had picked up the squirrel when it began crying.  The mama squirrel quickly returned and with the crowds dispersed, she was able to return her little one to the nest.

I, of course, did what I do best in a situation like this...  I grabbed my camera and took a couple of quick snapshots.

Baby squirrel right after he landed on the ground

Mama squirrel on the left, baby on the right and slightly out of focus

Blending in

Beginning to move (almost 45 minutes later)

Catching his breath

Camouflage

Trying to climb the tree

Christmas Take 3

We'll help with the candles! Happy Birthday to a very special Grammy!

We went to the zoo and I thought this was the coolest toad. Ever.

I touched her foot! Alex & Miguel were sweet about touching Miss E.

Amazing picture of the eagle.

I'm glad that we were meeting this guy with a fence between us!

Pictures

Night sky.
The hungry caterpillar...

... turned into a beautiful butterfly.

Michael takes good pictures too...

Stormy evening.

Random Pictures

We found this very friendly kitty at our local park. He came right up to me and just wanted some loving. Because he scared A while she was eating, I asked the maintenance man if he knew anything about the cat. Between the two of us, we decided that the cat had most likely been dropped off by someone in a vehicle that had left moments before I got out of our truck.

A was brave enough to pet his head while he was looking at her. For those who may not know, this is a HUGE accomplishment for her.
Watching all the children play. He looks a little sad to be locked out of the playground.

Something in the Indian River near Manzo Park. I liked the reflection in the water.

The water was so still that day, but there was a bit of a current flowing around this palm branch.

I liked the angle of the light and the way the sails hung.

This squirrel jealously guarded his find.

I looked up and there was a squirrel with its body in the trash can and only its tail out. I was a little late to get that picture, but here he is digging into his find. Looks like a good muffin. I think someone was watching their calorie intake because there was half of the muffin left.

The lamp post. It made me think of Narnia.

She put the bow on with her flapper dress as well. I'm not sure what she is thinking about, but it must be something serious.

Clouds and ducks

We looked outside one evening to see this beautiful sky. In the intrest of being totally honest, I am not sure if I actually took this picture. Michael & I both took pictures that night.
This one is definitely mine. Michael was at work. :)
Once again, possibly mine. Possibly Michael's...
The fighting ducks. There were several across the street from the Ocracoke Lighthouse. These two males just started fighting. The female in the picture paced back and forth as they fought.
These two just ignored the others as they fought.

Creatures from the deep...

Ok, maybe not so deep. But these little guys were found in the water behind Cari's house on Saturday.

Believe it or not, but this is a shrimp. It doesn't quite look like the ones we had for dinner.
My pastor's son brought a cup up to the house. I thought he just had a drink. That is, I thought he had a drink until he pulled out this little fish. After I took a picture of the shrimp, the kids asked me to take pictures of the other creatures they found. It was sweet.
And no, I did not touch any of them!!