Reminds me of the time my idiot neighbour complained pigeons are stupid because they built a nest out of a few twigs on his balcony. The nest was unsafe! he complained. I had to break it to him that in their native land, pigeons are cliff dwelling and build the same instinctive nest, safe in a sheltered hollow on a cliff, wherever they are today. He thought they should up their game. Small wonder the earth is dying.
Okay. A squirrel is so low to the ground that the sound of your car echos off the curb. Suddenly, the sound is in front of them so they run back. If you slow down and give the squirrel time, it will go off the road to safety. But only if you give them time.
I wish they could take the riders off controversial statues and leave beautiful statues of horses. They could have plaques saying things like: ‘Traveler faithfully carried his rider through many battles and on forced marches. b 1858- d 1880’ That I could live with.
They must live in the USA with insufficient mat leave and child care.