tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post9096896443932215567..comments2024-02-10T03:47:12.772-06:00Comments on gather: Mother Naturedonna bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-58500738264969805092017-07-18T14:09:02.558-05:002017-07-18T14:09:02.558-05:00Why is it Donna that the cutest and fuzziest creat...Why is it Donna that the cutest and fuzziest creatures have such power to hurt you? He is adorable...hopefully he will only get so close. Hugs!Debbie Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11168646638438558551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-21052837357118214162017-07-13T14:20:05.716-05:002017-07-13T14:20:05.716-05:00Glad to know about the slinky. I was going to try...Glad to know about the slinky. I was going to try it against the rats. Squirrely must be re-incarnated from someone I knew.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-68582959950452426902017-07-13T11:30:52.804-05:002017-07-13T11:30:52.804-05:00I like squirrels. well, I have a love/hate relati...I like squirrels. well, I have a love/hate relationship with them. I do like to watch them but I don't like their insistence on jumping on the tea cup bird feeder and pigging out and one of them has learned to climb up the totem bird feeder despite the slinky. that really pisses me off.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-80229640177522498202017-07-13T09:57:17.448-05:002017-07-13T09:57:17.448-05:00I meant past. How did I turn that around?I meant past. How did I turn that around?donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-52381757195236216382017-07-13T09:55:48.807-05:002017-07-13T09:55:48.807-05:00We just love animals, don't we Jeri?We just love animals, don't we Jeri?donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-17642560331375663742017-07-13T09:27:55.464-05:002017-07-13T09:27:55.464-05:00He is a wonderful little pal! He reminds me of the...He is a wonderful little pal! He reminds me of the little squirrel I raised from a wee baby. Animals sense who are friends and who is a danger to them. I think they want to be our companions and find us quite curious creatures.jerilandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07418564262425621746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-45087198484391913552017-07-12T23:15:46.963-05:002017-07-12T23:15:46.963-05:00hahahahahaha we all are.hahahahahaha we all are.angryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-25114874884474357612017-07-12T20:54:40.377-05:002017-07-12T20:54:40.377-05:00That's exactly what I thought. Once, when I o...That's exactly what I thought. Once, when I opened the door, he was sitting on the top of my chair and I definitely thought it was going to jump so I quickly closed the door. I am definitely not going to encourage closer contact. Now, if I could just charm the birds out of the trees....donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-59247036708738037262017-07-12T20:52:28.903-05:002017-07-12T20:52:28.903-05:00Me too. Last time, I wondered if squirrels get ra...Me too. Last time, I wondered if squirrels get rabies, but didn't go for the shots. He just wanted his little peanut butter sandwich.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-71255188322017196162017-07-12T19:47:22.065-05:002017-07-12T19:47:22.065-05:00Years ago I had a squirrel like this. I enjoyed i...Years ago I had a squirrel like this. I enjoyed it, but I was always afraid he would jump on me. You never know! Be careful and enjoy your new friend. Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10123691580195879542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-33493409381058547022017-07-12T19:28:50.053-05:002017-07-12T19:28:50.053-05:00That melts my heart. You really are Mother Nature...That melts my heart. You really are Mother Nature.<br />Hopefully this little guy isn't a biter.Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-10322769575153364722017-07-12T17:11:18.031-05:002017-07-12T17:11:18.031-05:00I did wonder Child. I had an Amazon parrot and hi...I did wonder Child. I had an Amazon parrot and his beak was fearsome. As long as he doesn't try and get in the house and attic he is welcome. Or jump in my hair.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-36556447378717244692017-07-12T17:09:22.411-05:002017-07-12T17:09:22.411-05:00Wow, Monique. Didn't know they ate things lik...Wow, Monique. Didn't know they ate things like that. I did see him eating crape myrtle buds. Hmmmm. When I was at a park in Paris, I asked a man sitting on a bench where all the squirrels were. He told me no squirrels in Paris. I spent lots of time feeding birds my morning baguettes.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-86813623189403283302017-07-12T17:05:19.081-05:002017-07-12T17:05:19.081-05:00I do have a feeder out for the hummers, my only fe...I do have a feeder out for the hummers, my only feeder now, and have seen one here, but only at the flowers.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-53075648316767288452017-07-12T17:04:28.238-05:002017-07-12T17:04:28.238-05:00I don't even know how to link. I have in the ...I don't even know how to link. I have in the distant future, but if I don't do it often, I completely forget. He makes really loud noises too. I'm not sure what he does, but when I hear a loud noise out the door, I know he's there. Yes, we are kindred spirits.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-21922179335571322902017-07-12T16:19:46.675-05:002017-07-12T16:19:46.675-05:00I am also a nature lover. No squirrels here. Pre...I am also a nature lover. No squirrels here. Pretty things. And yes, I have heard they are destructive, but so are a lot of the birds we welcome. Destructive, incontinent welcome vandals.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-24922600019144011932017-07-12T15:58:52.525-05:002017-07-12T15:58:52.525-05:00I don't love squirrels:(
Damage damage damage...I don't love squirrels:(<br /><br />Damage damage damage here..:( Cute in their manners etc..but destructive to bulbs..plants and I am a plant lover.They eat my tomatoes Donna:(La Table De Nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04358539954508050792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-22360059175959671202017-07-12T15:42:45.812-05:002017-07-12T15:42:45.812-05:00I befriended chipmunks and wrens at the old house....I befriended chipmunks and wrens at the old house. I wouldn't call the hummers friends, though. They just wanted the feeders filled.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-89174353092631301352017-07-12T14:52:16.759-05:002017-07-12T14:52:16.759-05:00I giggled at the thought of that cute fellow "...I giggled at the thought of that cute fellow "getting familiar" after all that visiting. What a cutie, and what a blessing to be so imprinted on a wild little creature. <br /><br />If you ever have a few minutes, I've known quite a few of those friendly small fellows, myself: https://lawntea.blogspot.com/2009/01/squirrels.html <br /><br />Don't often link my blog to anyone, but we're kindred spirits when it comes to fluffy wild things. And turtles. And birds. <br /><br />rRachelDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11204947567574886675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-13515604813276362162017-07-12T13:36:50.426-05:002017-07-12T13:36:50.426-05:00I hear you Rosemary. Rats with a fluffy tail. He...I hear you Rosemary. Rats with a fluffy tail. He started it and I fell for it. When he jumps on me it's over. He is young so I blame his lack of squirrel etiquette on that. donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-79292498314166681382017-07-12T13:14:48.129-05:002017-07-12T13:14:48.129-05:00I hope you're not going to regret this friends...I hope you're not going to regret this friendship, Donna! We are plagued with squirrels, they come from the woods at either side of our hamlet and dig up bulbs, steal the walnuts, carry them off or bury them in my pots! Young walnut trees pop up all over the place. They are also partial to strawberries the minute they are ripe. (And they breed like rabbits!)Share my Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817611851604816123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-74413143987147049482017-07-12T12:47:38.300-05:002017-07-12T12:47:38.300-05:00I didn't Gayle. I'll go back and see if I...I didn't Gayle. I'll go back and see if I can find it. I am a nosy Mother Nature.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-32112820767090412392017-07-12T12:10:02.373-05:002017-07-12T12:10:02.373-05:00I have always enjoyed the way squirrels run with t...I have always enjoyed the way squirrels run with their fluffy tails fanning out behind them.<br />I sit and look out my studio window all the time. Heaven.<br />Did you get my studio reply on my blog ?<br /><br />cheers, parsnip and thehamishangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-10252704684156105102017-07-12T11:48:55.709-05:002017-07-12T11:48:55.709-05:00Yes, looks in and even makes noises to get my atte...Yes, looks in and even makes noises to get my attention. Once, when I opened the door, I thought he was going to jump inside.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-36285881628979633602017-07-12T11:48:10.662-05:002017-07-12T11:48:10.662-05:00City squirrels are friendlier than country ones. ...City squirrels are friendlier than country ones. See more people.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.com