I was sitting in the living room reading when movement caught my eye.
On closer inspection:
Knowing this was not going to end well, I went outside to chase the little red bastard investigate.
Momma squirrel was back.
When she saw me, she ran.
And I thought, there.
That was easy.
But she wasn’t running because I’d scared her.
No.
She was just looking for a place to stash the apple chunk she’d stolen from the deer.
I found this piece, and 4 others in various nooks and crannies of the table and chairs.
The next morning? 3 more pieces.
So now, everyday when I go outside?
I have to pull half eaten apple pieces out of our patio furniture before the ants descend.
Good times.
I hate that squirrel!
River's world..... 
Moth balls/flakes. Make the corners so she doesn’t want to put things in them. Cheaper than dealing with ants.
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I have moth ball flaked the hell out of everything. They walk right over it.
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You have weird wildlife out there in Maine, Mr. Perkins.
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That’s Mrs. Perkins if you please. Although I doubt ole Marlon swung that way.
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LOL!!!
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She is cute, but that would be annoying.
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A deck of rotting fruit is definitely not the ambience I was going for.
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Possums like rotting fruit. Maybe you could make a deal.
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Maybe. But will the opossums eat the squirrels?
😈
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No. Sorry, but they get along. Opossums eat almost every bad thing on earth but…
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Then I’m not interested.
🙃
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Well, at least she’s not throwing them on the ground when she’s done with them, like some members of my family were apparently raised to do. Still, she’s not displaying a proper amount of fear and respect toward The Queen, and that’s just not going to work….
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Exactly. I prefer my subjects to quake in my presence…. and there’s a decide lack of quaking ‘round here.
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Sprinklers, maybe? Or high-powered water gun. It will instill the proper amount of fear.
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Ooh. I like that..
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Your life is so fun! 😆
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That’s one word for it!
🤣
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She is just getting even with for evicting her from HER home!!!
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Well, she needs to fire her real estate agent. It wasn’t for sale!
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I still want to know…where’s she sleeping these days? Mona
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I’m almost afraid to find out..
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I’ve found that once a squirrel finds its way onto your deck, they remember your house forever. Until they is no more. My way of saying you’ve made a friend. Congrats.
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That is not what I want to hear. I have enough friends…. and some of them aren’t even annoying.
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It would seem that your back porch is just a buffet for all creatures, great and small. Try planting some prickly succulents, instead.
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I would, but the Maine winters would make short work of them. Although a well placed potted cactus might deter some…
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Tara turned the hose on a squirrel who was stealing from our bird feeder yesterday. It barely batted an eye before continuing its pilfering.
Damn squirrels…
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I think she needs a bigger hose.
Attached to a pressure washer…
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I am impressed with your photography menage. That took some careful clicking, baiting, and then waiting.
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No baiting required. Or waiting either for that manner…. the little devils are always here.
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We have them here and a few cats, stray which keep the away, mostly.
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That’s the problem here. Our last kitty passed a few years ago and the husband said no more pets.
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I understand. I would love a kitty but we have a pug which I guess is a good substitute.
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We’ve always had a house full of pets, but the husband planned on retiring this year (pre covid) and we were going to travel….. which is hard with animals. We live in the country so reliable pet sitters are hard to find. When our last old boy died he said no more so we’d be free to come and go. Now….we can’t go anywhere and are still petless. I hate it!
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I meant menagerie…almost as if the squirrel was trained to perform….
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If I could train it, the first trick would be to pack its bags and move to Canada.
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The little thing has guts! I like it. I’m sure she will grow on you…
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Like mold.
Yes…
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That is so cute!!!!
Yeah, go ahead, hit me with the broom too….
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Don’t tempt me.
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What a great hiding place. Those cute creatures are smarter than they look.
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Smarter, and more destructive.
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