29 May 2026 Squirrel

Hello to you. It’s Friday noon as I write to you. I have been having a weird day. I made myself go for a walk even though I still have the vertigo going on. Link and I were sitting on the front porch watching the squirrels. Link thinks by barking at them they will do his bidding lol! I had to go inside because his nonstop barking was driving me nuts. He tuckered himself out.

I think of squirrels as arborists
So cute!
Laying on the tile feels good

The Squirrel” by Mildred Bowers Armstrong

This poem is widely taught in schools and is famous for its personification of the squirrel.

He wore a questionmark for tail,
An overcoat of gray,
He sat up straight to eat a nut,
He liked to tease and play,
And if we ran around his tree,
He went the other way. 

Dear Jesus please be with all those who need you today. I thank you for this life such as it is even if it’s uncomfortable right now. I pray you be with all humans and animals that are sick, poor, unhoused, abused, addicted, trying to heal and neglected. Amen