Yin and Yang

Samuel is dead. The cause: a sweet sweet drowning in my honey. I am finally over my grief and guilt on this, but only because another rodent has stolen my heart.

J.F is a new friend I saw on the couch we have on the porch yesterday. At first I though he was a chipmunk, but he was too big and had no stripe. I then assumed he was a normal ol' grey squirrel. But, it turns out he is a Tamiasciurus hudsonicus. An American RED squirrel.

J.F is stealing the couch stuffing to make a nest somewhere. And I could not be happier! An excellent example of how animals adapt to human presence, a topic I study here in Academia. Right on our porch! J.F is adorable. The first red squirrel I have ever seen! Here is a picture of a red squirrel(it is not as adorable as the real thing!):