Rose is Rose by Don Wimmer and Pat Brady for December 29, 2022

The winter squirrelympics have begun

Peek-a-boo clawsnags: 1,235.

Squirrel clawsnags: 0.

At least Peekaboo, you are warm and dry. And you don’t have to dig in frozen ground for food that you hid like the squirrel does.

It looks like you’re developing a “guilty pleasure” there, Peekaboo!

My black cat enjoys watching the antics of the black squirrels in our tall maple. Apparently, they see him as the alpha of the family and allow him to watch from the lower outside steps while they feast on nuts & grain on the walkway. Occasionally, he’ll chase them for fun. Recently, I discovered Jasper has learned to hang (back feet secured to his tower perch) and stretch like the squirrels do from a branch!

Peekaboo, you wouldn’t happen to be jealous, would you?

I think she is amused but isn’t ready, willing, or able to admit it to herself.

It’s Nuttya Comăneci!

Hey, Squirrel. Cats are ninjas, too.

㋡ fuzzynutter