Jan 21st 2020

January 21 is Squirrel Appreciation Day, 

a day to acknowledge the role that squirrels play in nature and the environment. It is an unofficial holiday created by North Carolina wildlife rehabilitator Christy McKeown in 2001, as a way to encourage people to put out seeds and nuts for these cute rodents.

Squirrels are found almost everywhere on Earth. They are native to Africa, the Americas, Europe, and Asia, and have been introduced to Australia.

In North America, the western and eastern grey squirrels are very common. In Europe, the red squirrel is more common, but its numbers in Great Britain and Ireland are decreasing. The decrease in the red squirrel population is linked to the introduction of the eastern grey squirrel from North America Found in Different Sizes

Squirrels can range anywhere from a few inches to a few feet long. The smallest known squirrel species, the African pygmy squirrel, are on average only about 3 inches long. The largest squirrels, the Indian giant squirrel, can be as long as is 3 feet.

A group of squirrels is called a dray or a scurry, though the term dray or drey usually refers to a squirrel nest.

Yesterday I was a machine.

Apparently today the machine 

Was experiencing a bit of

Mechanical failure.

I woke up tired and not feeling

Really great.

I spent the day organizing 

Wedding photos for an album.

Mom brought me a mcchicken

When she popped by for a visit.

Caroline too.

We booked the Frankenmuth

Trip(s) hotels

And then I spent the rest

Of the afternoon sleeping.

John made pork chops for supper

And I did a load of laundry.

That was my day...

Except looking at our neighbourhood

Squirrel population!!!

Good night from John Street