Showing posts with label black squirrels. Show all posts
Showing posts with label black squirrels. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Trying to Catch Up

It seems just a minute ago I posted on Sunday. 

On Monday, I ran down and got Chris again, and he worked steadily for us on 
Monday and Tuesday.  This morning, we went back down to Garnett. 

The weather has been great, and we took advantage of it.  It was very 
windy, though, so we didn't get as much gardening done as we expected. 
Next week, things will be quieter here after 3 weeks of constant running. 

Friday and Saturday is the Great Midwest Balloon Fest at the Ag Hall. 

I'm helping Friday and Saturday, again.  Then, only two more weeks before 
we close for the winter. 


I dropped brownies off at church on Tuesday morning... and drove by the Big Ditch afterwards. 
I saw nary a turkey, hawk, or deer. 

I am watching for the little migrating birds to come. 


The grasses are gorgeous now. 


Here's our friend the black/red squirrel again. 

I posted this on Facebook, he is just so darn pretty. 


He was almost posing for me. 


The little pond disappears more every day.  Thursday night and Friday are supposed to be bringing us some much-needed rain. 


I'm ashamed to tell you I don't know what this is, but they are all over Kelly Grove Park. 


We walked at the bottom of the park on Tuesday.  This park is very interesting... I talked to Lansing Parks and Recs, and got a very enthusiastic man on the phone who confirmed what I had suspected, there is no path down from the bluff to the lower part of the park. 


Chris is standing on a bench, looking down onto the creek... can you see the bluff in front of him? 

That's the bluff on whose top I've been walking!


You can see through the trees and see the limestone bluff. 


It's a beautiful place. 


We walked at Angel Falls trail last night, and I asked Chris to stop and let me take his picture with the dogs.  We are so thankful for his help these last two months. 

I'm going to try to get good pictures of the Balloon Fest... if my camera will cooperate! 


Thursday, October 15, 2015

The Black Squirrels

For months, I have been passing a neighborhood where there are black 
squirrels.  I tried to show you one once, but it was up a tree and hard to see. 

While Chris was here last week, we drove through this neighborhood. 


Behold the black squirrel. 

As you see, he has a brown chest, but he is most definitely black 
on top. 


They are beautiful... there are at least two. 


You can see the red chest plainly here. 



I have been so busy the last few days that I have not had much opportunity for pictures.  
I'm taking the camera to the Ag Hall with me tomorrow and Saturday, though. 

I hope you enjoyed the pictures of this beautiful little squirrel.