Squirrel!

I take a break from deadlines, in order to present these photos of a squirrel outside our window, who just the other day was frantically building its nest. Like, this squirrel was grabbing branches like there weren’t going to be any left, ever, if it didn’t get them right now. Aiyeeee!

I know some people have a love/hate relationship with squirrels. I understand completely. There used to be a rowdy nest of them in our attic when I was a kid, and they were always having babies and orgies, and n...