I just adore a penthouse view
Towne Branch subdivision
Squirrel Appreciation Day
The squirrels in our weather are staying in their nests and watching KNUT’s winter lineup.
Squirrel condo
As drawn by Geo-B: a squirrel condo.
Towne Branch subdivision
I photographed this tree — I’m calling it the Towne Branch subdivision — in fall 2020 and again in 2022. In 2023 it continues to be popular with squirrel families.
Squirrel with avocado skin
A squirrel enjoying an avocado skin, as seen outside Boston last month.
Et in Hi and Lois ego
A dead squirrel in Hi and Lois.
Look closely
A squirrel, uncertain how to get down.
Squirrels on metal roofs
How do squirrels contend with metal roofs?
Squirrels?
If there’s any doubt that the hand(s) behind Beetle Bailey are phoning it in, consider those “squirrels.”
In Wisconsin
My dreams during the Great Pause have veered from the mundane (buying groceries) to the bizarre (a talking squirrel). This dream seems too much drawn from waking life.
A squirrel speaks
“Strange as it may seem,” the squirrel said, “Eddie Cantor may be growing in that flowerpot.”
“Nov shmoz ka pop?” redux
Today’s Mutts has a guest star: The Little HItchhiker, a character in Gene Ahern’s comic strip The Squirrel Cage.
“Nov shmoz ka pop?”
In today’s Zippy, a catchphrase spoken by a character in Gene Ahern’s comic strip The Squirrel Cage.
Organized squirrels
News from the cute-animal kingdom: they sort their nuts.
June Foray (1917–2017)
The voice of Rocket J. Squirrel, Natasha Fatale, and Nell Fenwick.
Animal Lending Library
The Animal Lending Library was a service of the California Junior Museum, which allowed children seven and older to borrow hamsters, porcupines, rabbits, rats, skunks, and squirrels.
Grey day with squirrel
I thought of lines from William Carlos Williams: “The descent beckons / as the ascent beckoned.” This squirrel was taking its time about heeding the beck.
KNUT Winter Schedule
For squirrels.
A joke in the traditional manner
Why did the doctor spend his time helping injured squirrels?
A happy little Google doodle
Pocket squirrel: +1.
Overheard
Re: the squirrel museum