Meet Fluffles, a new temporary resident in Katniss’ old house. It makes my heart sing to see something furry enjoying it. Fluffles aka Fluffless (she keeps losing bits of her tail in skirmishes) is looking out pensively asking Nut-Mom to turn off the rain. Nut-Mom has the power to provide banquets of pecans, peanuts, sunflower seeds and apple cores but not weather.
Fluffles runs up as soon as I open the back door and very politely asks for a snack. Her sometimes friends are Polar, who has bright white spots on his ears, Floppy with one ear down and Big Foot. Little gray squirrels have white markings on the back of their ears so that a predator from above thinks they are bigger than they are – bio mimicry. When it is quiet, I can sometimes hear one of them ‘chappin’ or knocking on the door.
Corn-dad provides the corn cobs which I can’t stake in the ground. I know we are not alone in our lunacy because I have been searching for squirrel furniture on the web and there is plenty of it. They usually just get an occasional treat but cold weather has arrived with a vengeance. It is hard to stay warm when it is below freezing when you were just born a few months ago. They are the glossiest squirrels for miles around with white fat tummies. The video below will explain the title.
Sincere thanks to Janey Godley for keeping me amused in this crazy time!
Postcards from Kerry 
I hadn’t heard of squirrel furniture. I’m glad you have a wee appreciative furry friend.
And for all the non Glasgwiegans out there, yes this is what a female from the rougher element sounds like!
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Squirrel furniture is in demand! 😜 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/11/style/squirrel-tables.html?searchResultPosition=1
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I know! Even I think it is a bit crazy (says she with a miniature house)…
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This is just too much wonderful fun! I moved in June, and am missing my “trained” squirrels who used to climb two flights for their nuts. They would produce a squirrel show on my deck for my indoor kitties. Thought the big tree out front here, would provide the same here, but not yet.
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I am so glad you are a Nut-Mom like me!!! We call it Cirque du Squirrel. The birds and other critters benefit too. 🐿️🐿️
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My neighbor admonished my activity because the sweetums ate his bulbs – I never ever saw that happen. He wouldn’t buy that my feeding nuts saved his flowers, but, he was wrong. Very very wrong.
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I am keeping it a secret from the neighbors…
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That’s one lucky critter! And so generous of you to provide a home.
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The home was really for Katniss, our deceased feral cat. I love to see the squirrels walking up the stairs to the deck.
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I had to use Google right away to see squirrel furniture. There are even picnic tables that come with bow-wrapped peanuts . This is just what I needed to see today, Kerry. It made my day. I only wish we had squirrels in Sligo, I would probably go all out! Thanks for sharing and take care. Aiva xxx
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Ha, Ha! I think we have all gone slightly nutty this past pandemic. You should have seen the wood rat sparring with Fluffles, it was hilarious. K x
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Such a fun post. Cirque du Squirrel. Hahaha
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Glad it made you laugh, Peggy! 🎪
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What a beautiful home for Fluffles! Well done! 🙂
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I think there might be more than one Fluffles but she is one who comes closest. 🐿️
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Super cute visitor! And you’re right, isn’t Janey Godley just hilarious?! X
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Thank you! Janey Godley has kept me sane with her voiceovers of Nicola Sturgeon. I have lived overseas for 18 years but it is great to be reminded of phrases such as “a minoj” which I had to Google.
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This doesn’t surprise me. We have watched squirrels sit in the arms of a St. Francis statue nibbling on nuts as well as climbing onto a stack of firewood, freshly cut, just because it’s there. 🤣
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What a great shot that would have been – a squirrel cradled in the arms of St Francis!
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Reminds me of that cat. What is it the Bristol Cat? That is probably what that squirrel is thinking as well, Too funny.
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I don’t know the Bristol Cat – we have horrible icy weather today and the squirrels are snuggled in their nests.
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They come out daily and raid the bird food. We have some fat ones here.
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What a delightful post, including the video. I look forward to reading more about Nut Mom and Corn Dad’s adventures with these wee creatures.
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Our hilarious blue jay has learned to imitate the red tailed hawk call (they all live here). He uses it to chase everyone away so that he can get a peanut. Smarty pants!
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Aww – I’m in love with little Fluffles!! I miss my squirrels a lot. We used to have 3 different family groups in a nearby park but then they closed the area where they lived to renovate. It took over a year, after which most of the squirrels were gone and those that stayed weren’t used to humans anymore. One part of me knows that it’s better for them this way probably but I still miss them.
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Apparently it is common for squirrels to completely disappear from an area – for food or other reasons. They will probably come back if you leave out seed…
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Will give it a try then! 😀
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Good luck!
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