"Do I Look Fat in This Picture?"

This squirrel stopped gathering acorns for a minute to pose for this photo. It was taken on some church steps on Harvard Street, Brookline. I took a lot of photos there last Tuesday, and planned on updating my Coolidge Corner, Brookline webpage, but I didn't make much progress!

I thought the squirrel was cute. Some people don't like them because they are "rodents". I like them anyway.

Oh, there's a lady in Boston who sits on a bench in the center of the city every day. Her name is Florence. She brings a big bag of almonds to feed to the squirrels there. I'll tell you, Boston has some very fat squirrels in that area!

Also, Florence brings water in a cup, and the squirrels go right up to her and drink out of the cup. She has names for each one of them, too!

Florence told me she can't miss a day of going there because she knows they'll be waiting for her. So rain or shine, sick or well, under all conditions...Florence shows up with her bag of almonds and the cup of water.

Somebody ought to tell this guy to head on over to Boston Common. Not only will he get some almonds, he'll even get a name! (Maybe I could pick one for him.)