A new pet

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We have a new pet. This was a completely unexpected and inadvertent acquisition on our part; it just showed up. A squirrel.

I was down in the laundry room this morning, apropos of nothing in particular, when I hear a tiny scrabbling sound above me. I look up, and there the squirrel is, on top of a steam pipe by the wall, frozen with one eye staring at me. I stared at it, and wondered what to do.

The squirrel didn’t look to be ill or starving or in any distress. I couldn’t think of a reason to be afraid of it. It found its way into the house by unknown means, and I assume it can leave when it wants. Now I want to know whether I should feed it, and what we’re going to name it.

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3 thoughts on “A new pet”

  1. Definitely feed it- I think you can actually get squirrel feed somewhere. otherwise I expect unsalted nuts would be enjoyed!
    Charles once named a squirrel on Hill and hollow “Pearly”-I think he enjoyed the rhyme!

  2. Naming a squirrel anything but Rocky is a crime against nature.

    Uh, you didn’t spot a stray moose anywhere around your laundry room, did you?

  3. True, Eric. It’s now named “Rocky.” No mooses, though. With coyotes moving into the neighborhood (even though we’re in Ohio, and I never knew coyotes were even in this time zone), however, I wouldn’t be surprised to see infestations of almost any native North American species. I hope that the cats don’t find it.

    I shall try to dig up some nuts, Liz. How are Charles and Robert doing? We just got your holiday picture! All of our sons are way too old now.

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