Squirrels and Husbands

I started this post ages ago, and then never finished it. (I think I was distracted by this election thing that was going on.)

On one of our fall walks, Bonnie and I encountered this squirrel, happily eating a walnut:

The we discovered his 'hiding' spot, in this old tree:

Walnuts at the top

Walnuts at the base

Clearly Mr. Squirrel has been industrious, but I'm afraid those are not particularly secure hiding spots!

Another squirrel - a competitor? Or is he, in fact, the same critter??? In any case, he made me laugh, clinging to that spot until the last minute. They like to play chicken with Bonnie, and often peer around tree trunks, before scampering up into the branches.

I know I promised to avoid further fall photos - but you'll forgive me these two:

And who is this good-looking dude? Kasey Hunt took some pictures for us (a bartered transaction), and this is one of my favorites: