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Cee’s B/W Challenge: Candid |Quiet Moments

14 Saturday Sep 2019

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black and white photography, candid photography, CB&W, Photo Challenge, photography, Quiet, squirrels


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But I must admit I miss you quite terribly. The world is too quiet without you nearby. – Daniel Handler, Lemony Snicket

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I have a habit of filling quiet moments with stupid chatter rather than intelligent vocal contributions to society. – Jessica Thompson

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Love is all the small moments. It is what fills the quiet. – Jessica Shrivington

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Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night. ― Edgar Allan Poe, Eleonora

These are my photos for Cee Nuener’s B/W Photo Challenge: Candid

Wilderness Wednesday: Backyard Babies

29 Wednesday May 2019

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nature, photography, squirrels, Wilderness Wednesday


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I was chased Friday evening on the way to my car by a vicious red flash that barked at me and didn’t slow down when I stamped my feet and yelled.

My first thought was “rabid squirrel!!”

So I hightailed it straight back in the house.

Once I sufficiently embarrassed myself, I started to wonder if it was one of the babies from a nest in the back. I must have terrified it!

We found it hunkered down behind a garbage a can, shaking from the adrenaline rush.

Sunday afternoon, I watched one unsuccessfully tying to climb the porch post. Its legs were shaky and unsteady, and nearly shook him right off the railing. His feet were too big for his body, and he awkwardly lowered himself, sliding more than climbing really, to the ground. Later, I heard scuttling and barking again at ground level, so I cautiously peeked over the railing to find, not one, but 3 babies!

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Sometimes, the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.
– Winnie-the-Pooh

Happy Wednesday!

6th Annual Contest of Whatever

26 Tuesday Feb 2019

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CoW, humour, lingerie, squirrels


Every year, Evil Squirrel hosts the Annual Contest of Whatever. It is a contest that requires mad artistic flair and…well, that’s pretty much it. And usually a requirement or two, which this year was this: “A squirrel walks into a bar”. Little Guy and I won the random draw for our entry 2 years ago. So without further ado, here is our entry for the 6th Annual Contest of Whatever…

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One day….

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…a dyslexic squirrel…

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…walks into a bra….

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The End.

Happy Tuesday!

Disclaimer: No squirrel was harmed in the making of this unusual blog post. In fact, he was handsomely compensated for his acting debut. The only thing that was harmed was my frying pan, when I neglected it briefly, scorching dinner (which Hubby ate anyway). Hubby was compensated with homemade chocolate chip cookies.

Wilderness Wednesday: Squirrel

23 Wednesday Jan 2019

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animals, humour, photography, squirrels


With winter upon us, our fence, the usual highway and place to perch for a scenic view, for our local red squirrel, gets loaded. So I’ve noticed him (or her) snacking on the porch railing instead. Maybe he’s trying to make time with my little pony. Even though I’m quite certain he’s the cheeky fellow who ate my chocolate treats and my chair cushion…and stole my underwear, he’s still cute.

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The red squirrel is more common and less dignified than the gray, and oftener guilty of petty larceny about the barns and grain-fields. – John Burroughs

Happy Wednesday!

Wilderness Wednesday: Red Squirrel

13 Tuesday Nov 2018

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humour, photography, squirrels, Wilderness Wednesday


Don’t let his “cute-ness” distract you. I’m pretty sure he’s the one who ate my muffins and stole my underwear.

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After posing for me, he tore off to protect his snack, an apple the size of hi head, and with expert ease, bounced from tiny tree branch to tiny tree branch, over my head.

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But I was not deterred. Sure, the ground was wet and I was in sock feet. But I wanted a really good mug shot for future reference. I’m on to you, Red Squirrel!

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Happy Wednesday!

Wilderness Wednesday: Perseverance

17 Wednesday Jan 2018

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nature, photography, squirrels


Perseverance is the courage to ignore the obvious wisdom of turning back…

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…and perhaps the courage to not worrying about looking like an idiot doing it!

My parents really enjoy their bird feeder, just outside the kitchen window over the sink. (that last detail is important because I once caught my Mom gazing dreamily at the feeder…with a carton of ice-cream discreetly hidden in the sink. Sorry Mom. In her defence, she was hiding it from my kid, who didn’t need more ice cream…) 🙂

I’m pretty sure my Dad snapped this one quick, right before my mother stormed out the side door with a broom. If it was morning, she might still be in her jammies. Just like the bat story, I really wish I could draw!

Happy Wednesday!

WPC: Cheeky

12 Tuesday Dec 2017

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DPchallenge, nature, photography, squirrels, Weekly Photo Challenge


Red, Black and Gray…Cheeky Squirrels! They stole my underwear! They stole my chocolate cupcakes and came begging for more. They try to bury nuts under my windowsill, they spy on my Minecraft designs…and they ate my foam chair cushion.

But I admire their spunk, even on the hottest and coldest days of the year.

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Flat Squirrel

21 Monday Aug 2017

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humour, Photo Challenge, photography, squirrels, Weekly Photo Challenge


From feathered friends and butterflies to decadent desserts and sparkly things, I’m easily distracted in the day to day. I love watching summer storms bluster and blow. And if I hear a firetruck, I have to run to the window to see it. But this sweltering afternoon, as I slowly strolled to the car, this little fellow caught my eye!

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I’m not sure if the heat got to him or he scorched his toes on the hot pavement. Perhaps he forgot what he was doing and decided to just lie down and hope the thought came back.

What do you think?

Be decisive. Right or wrong, make a decision. The road of life is paved with flat squirrels who couldn’t make a decision – Author unknown

To see more “Oh shiny” photos, click here.

S is for Squirrel Games!

22 Saturday Apr 2017

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#atozchallenge, humour, squirrels


Forget the Hunger Games, I am fighting the Squirrel Games. Like spiders, they are everywhere..hiding just out of reach, waiting to steal and destroy. We have black ones, gray ones, and red ones, and they invaded my territory! It’s psychological warfare.

They dig up my flowerpots. They leave nuts and half-eaten apples on my fence.

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Last year, someone (Squirrel!) ate my chocolate cupcakes, which I foolishly set outside for a few minutes to cool. I was baking for a bake sale and I ran out of room in my tiny ugly retro kitchen and dining room. I never saw the actual culprit, but his razor-sharp claws and fangs made fast work of those cupcakes and he left a little path of crumbs petering out down the steps.

I have been routinely, rudely awakened by squirrels digging at my window. Seriously, the only nut around that window is the squirrel. I started cranking the window open (I’m pretty cranky at 6 in the morning) – the window was half open when it noticed…and jumped straight up in the air and off the ledge. Fear not!  The shocked sciurine miraculously grabbed the edge with its back toes as it skydived headfirst toward the ground. The next morning, all I had to do was tap the window and say “boo” – it fled in abject terror!

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Last Fall, someone (Squirrel!) ate my chair cushion and stole my panties! I think they were sending me a message, or was it retribution because I didn’t succomb to your “cutsey” posturing on my back porch railing and lay out a sweeter spread.

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Those cotton knickers were brand new, and I continue to have disturbing dreams of drunken squirrels doing people impressions.

They are getting bolder, They’ve taken to spying on us through the windows.

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I see them watching me from the treetops. They scream death threats too, every time I leave the house. There are news stories about kamakaze squirrel attacks.  I’m worried that one day, they will discover how to infiltrate my house and I will find one in my toilet. You laugh, but there are videos of it happening, on Youtube! I don’t know what I’m going to do! If it’s on the internet, it must be true.

So – if I suddenly disappear from this a-to-z challenge, you know where to point the authorities – to this blog post and the mug shots contained within it. Start with the Red Squirrel – I think he’s their lead…ack….

Wilderness Wednesday: Squirrel!

23 Wednesday Nov 2016

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nature, photography, squirrels


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“Have you seen my nuts?”

Happy Wednesday!

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