I could not work out how the squirrel was getting from the branch to the spot where he disappeared into the bushes to store the pods quite so quickly. Then I realised that there was a crew of about 6 of them - collecting running and working in a loop. Photography was a waste of time - it was all just happening too fast. Then this guy decided he'd had enough, and stopped in posing distance to eat his pod. And that broke the cycle. The rest paused in surprise - and then scampered off, leaving friendships with me.
Originally started the project to improve my photography skills. Over a 2500 photos later it's become a personal diary. I post pictures that mark my...
You're officially now a member of The Squirrel Club, you realize? I guess I get to bestow that title since I've been dubbed The Squirrel Lady! I love the story of their industriousness, but so glad for you that ione settled and you got such a cute picture!
"Laundry on the line" has just been something I've chuckled about since back when we went to Australia. My friend there had a dryer, but would always hang the clothes (a lot of additional work!) My clothes were out on the line, too, where it would be forgotten overnight, the rain would come and the eucalyptus leaves dripped brown residue on the clothes. We were just dumbstruck that they'd go through all that (including rewashing) when they had a nice little dryer! (I came to discover it "the Australian Way", too (as Lois & Jodie attested!) Up here, it's the same thing. They just love their line-dried clothes, but like yesterday, they must have been scurrying to bring them in from the rain (which turned to fog, and it's still foggy Sunday moirning!) For me, my clothes get lumped from the washer to dryer for 20 minutes, and they're fresh, dry and ready to fold & put away... Gosh, I feel I've made some sort of political statement here! That said, I remember we had a dryer as far back as I remember...I know we had one by the time I was 8 in the early 50s. That said, most of my respondents seemed to be "clothes-dryer people"! (and how funny that Gen actually works for the Downey fabric softener company! I hope she shows them my link!)
Great capture, Eleanor. I knew Lauren was going to liek this one =)
"Laundry on the line" has just been something I've chuckled about since back when we went to Australia. My friend there had a dryer, but would always hang the clothes (a lot of additional work!) My clothes were out on the line, too, where it would be forgotten overnight, the rain would come and the eucalyptus leaves dripped brown residue on the clothes. We were just dumbstruck that they'd go through all that (including rewashing) when they had a nice little dryer! (I came to discover it "the Australian Way", too (as Lois & Jodie attested!) Up here, it's the same thing. They just love their line-dried clothes, but like yesterday, they must have been scurrying to bring them in from the rain (which turned to fog, and it's still foggy Sunday moirning!) For me, my clothes get lumped from the washer to dryer for 20 minutes, and they're fresh, dry and ready to fold & put away... Gosh, I feel I've made some sort of political statement here! That said, I remember we had a dryer as far back as I remember...I know we had one by the time I was 8 in the early 50s. That said, most of my respondents seemed to be "clothes-dryer people"! (and how funny that Gen actually works for the Downey fabric softener company! I hope she shows them my link!)