Conversations Over Breakfast
Written by Ann Pietrangelo on December 27th, 2008 in Conversations, Strange but True.
Our conversations over breakfast generally involve birds and squirrels. That’s because we have a bird feeder just outside our kitchen window.
We were doing quite the booming business with birds all summer long. Then we decided it was time to replace the dingy old one with a brand spanking new bird feeder made of cedar. Wow… where did all the birds go? Were they boycotting us? We didn’t know what to make of it, but before long some crafty little squirrels decided to frequent our feeder. Boy, can they eat! Once they get going, they don’t stop until everything is gone.
I guess the birds got to wondering what they were missing out on and came back. Now every morning it’s just a question of which little visitors will get there first. It seemed the squirrels were getting more than their share due to easy access from a branch just below the feeder, so we raised it in the hope of slowing down the squirrel business.
Squirrels are crafty little things, though, and we caught this little guy swinging over the bird feeder and gorging himself to his heart’s content. Never a dull moment at our breakfast table.
December 27th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
Very funny, those squirrels are. Hope that you’ve had a lovely Holiday season so far. Cheers to health and happiness in the New Year.
December 27th, 2008 at 5:39 pm
This holiday season has been incredible for us — we’ve got a full house for awhile and it feels great! We still have one more family celebration to go. Then come January 5th it’s back to serious business!
All our best to you and yours in 2009!