This morning, while I was out giving driving lessons, Jen noticed this squirrel atop the bulkhead roof, gnawing away on a pumpkin. As you can see, it was snowing out today. Well, at least it is December, and not November. We can handle a little snow in December. I just hope that the snow isn't too deep by the time we are ready to head back to Florida after Christmas.
As I mentioned, I was out doing driving instruction in the snow. Actually, it worked out very well, as the roads were not very snow-covered (the Main roads, anyway). I had the chance to teach the students I had today how to drive in snowy conditions. We did hit a couple of slippery side roads, which worked in their favor. They got to experience what it feels like when the wheels start to spin on slippery surfaces, and how to control the vehicle when that happens.
Yesterday afternoon, late, K and I went to the Wilkins' house for their annual "Trim-a-Tree" party, which was very nice. We got to see some old friends and make some new ones, and share some great food and libations! There were lots of hors d'ouvres already out when we arrived, so naturally we dug right in! Unfortunately, I was not aware that they were also going to be serving a regular "dinner" at about 7PM. We had planned to leave the party before then, since it was a long drive home, and it was dark out. As we were preparing to leave, "AJ" mentioned that dinner was coming out of the oven, and we couldn't leave just then. However, since I had already filled up on the hors d'ouvres, thinking that was the only food we would get, I had absolutely no more room for food! So, we left as planned, at about 6:45PM.
Back to the squirrel! This poor guy must have been starving, since he did quite a number on the pumpkin we left out on the bulkhead roof. Apparently, once he had made a couple of holes in the rind, he climbed right into the pumpkin and began to extract the seeds to bring back to his nest. It was funny to watch, so I heard, because, as he would be digging for the seeds, you could see him tossing out stuf he didn't want. There are pieces of pumpkin all over the top of the bulkhead roof. Be sure to check the web album for the rest of the pictures of this little guy foraging.
Here's the link to today's web album:
http://picasaweb.google.com/cbenoitiii/Squirrel?authkey=G8KIGCPEEPI#
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